Microstar display

[egomon]

Hi. this is my second led watch and it's display is, for my taste, a bit to scratched and i wanna do something about that.
I's it possible watersand it my self or do i need to go to specialist, or is there another possibilety to do something about that?
As you can see on the pic the microstar letters dont have white color enymore or was there ever white color in it? If it was there what materials/colors can i use to fill it again?

Thank you

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[smokefrog]

Is this a plastic display?

gus

[egomon]

Yes, i think its plastic.

[smokefrog]

i have polished plastic displays by using the following:

3m 2000 grit wet / dry sand paper cost $2.99
Meguiar's Plastx plastic cleaner & Polish cost $ 6.99

step one remove red plastic crystal or just use masking tape to mask off the areas you do not want to scratch.

step two lay the 2000 grit sand paper on a flat surface and scuff up the surface.

step three, Rub the plastic polish paste on the lenses until it looks like a ruby.

i got the supplies form my local auto parts store, if you are in Europe you may have to use substitutes.

Please remember that I'm not a professional but the results that i get are super nice.

Every one has their own method,

Good luck

gus

[retroleds]

As you can see on the pic the microstar letters dont have white color enymore or was there ever white color in it? If it was there what materials/colors can i use to fill it again?

I use enamal "leagfing pens I get from the art supply stores - Krylon brand. They come in 18k gold, silver and a variety of more primary colors. Process I use: sand with 2000 grit paper or 3 micron lapping film until scratches are obliterated, then scrub the letters clean with toothbrush and or a wooden toothpick, then fill letters and polish the screen, staying away from the letters until the very end.
Obviously you let it dry before filling the letters and let the paint dry for a few hours so it is good and hard.

[egomon]

Thank you guys.
The display is like new now. It took only 5 minutes of work and the difference is huge. I like display now more withot the white letters so i decided to leave the coloring off.
It looks like new now.

Thanks.

[egomon]

And here you can see the difference...

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[Led-Time]

1st class job...

[james_stan]

Looks fantastic - I'm most envious. Did you take the crystal out first ?

was it the 2000 grit paper and car polish as the guys suggested
or a specialised polish ?

I havea vaguely similar one to work on soon ..

Sorry for all the Qs - still learning.

James

[egomon]

Hi, and thanku you.
I used optical disc repair kit. I remembered taht i had this kit somwhere and I wantet to give it a try. I bought this over 4 years ago and dont know if this kit is still available. ( I live in Europe, so don't know what is available in US or elsewhere)
Inside the kit there is three different polishing pads. I started with the coarse and finnishet with the finest and used lots of water. The result was so good that i desided not to put eny polishing paste on it.

And thats it, only 5 minutes of work and the difference is huge.

P.S. It is a plastic.

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[james_stan]

Well we're practically neighbours - I'm in the UK.

Interesting stuff - looks like uber-fine scotchbrite nylon pads.

I'll give PC world atry for such a kit.

Cheers

James

[egomon]

Yes i did took ceistal out first.

[james_stan]

Just a follow-up on this topic.

More or less for fun tried a few household polishes on an unbranded red crystal - best results I got were with 'Silvo' Duraglit wadding polish. Got the light scratches out a treat and softened the edges on the deeper ones. With some pre-treatment with very fine wet and dry I reckon this could do a decent job.

Cheers

James

[LEDluvr]

Another option is Brasso - also made by the same company. I've used it before (beacsue I had it in the garage) and it takes out the minor scuffs and scrapes like a dream.
For deeper scratches I've used a product called Janvil.
It was recommened to me by our site admin., it's a 3 stage process (3 different bottles of varying coarseness) and also worked very well.
Though not as cheap or easy to find as Brasso or Silvo, it can be used many other things, like plastic car headlight covers or plexiglass.
I still need to get around to polishing my motorycyle windshield with the stuff one of these days......