Sep 10 2008
Polywatch Acrylic Glass Cleaner
I have come across a product for removing light scratches on acrylic watch lenses and I thought I would share this with you, it really does work and is inexpensive.
As an amateur Pocket Watch enthusiast I have used it on some of my collection of Smiths and Ingersoll pocket watches etc with great effect, it is easy to use and only takes a few minutes. Polywatch has been on the market for many years now and does what it is supposed to do.
All I do to use the product is to remove any dust or grit on the watch crystal surface and squeeze a little of the Polywatch on to the lens, with a cotton wool ball rub in for say 5 minutes, when rubbing the lens it does not matter if you use circles or straight lines as long as you use a firm pressure. The Polywatch will not scratch the surface as other abrasives might. You will find when rubbing in, it becomes harder to move the cotton wool ball across the surface, this is because Polywatch works in a way which seems to remove the top surface of the acrylic lens and therefore it removes the light scratches. For that extra special finish you may have to repeat the procedure, I have not needed to do this as the first application is usually enough.
On some older plastic glasses when using the product, I have noticed a certain smell, this is because, the old plastic lens reacts to the Polywatch and you can end up with a lens which is a lot worse than when you started, (it should only be used on newish lenses).
All is not lost, a product called Autosol comes to the rescue, this is a metal polish which I have used on older plastic glasses with good effect. Now be careful this could scratch the lens when used with too much pressure. This is what I do, rub a small amount in, very gently, keep rubbing until it seems to go smooth. It could take several applications, it would be worth it for the appearance of your watch.
Polywatch is very good on the newer pocket watch and wrist watch lens. Use Autosol as a backup for the older plastic lenses, of course Autosol being a metal cleaner, will also shine your metal watch cases.
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