Maintenance methods for scratches on precision steel watch straps and watches
Maintenance methods for scratches on precision steel watch straps and watches
Window's Clock Company shares: "What are the maintenance methods for scratches on precision steel watch straps and watches，‘’
Small scratches
You can apply toothpaste to scratches and then rotate it evenly in one direction for a longer period of time, usually about six minutes, to achieve a polishing effect. Then, you need to wash off the toothpaste with clean water. If your watch is not waterproof, it is best to replace the strap when cleaning. Finally, you need to use eyeglass cloth to dry the watch strap. The eyeglass cloth is soft, does not damage the strap, and also has a certain polishing effect.
Deep scratches
If your watch has deep scratches, I suggest you go directly to the watch repair shop. Generally, watch repair personnel will use a professional polishing machine to polish your watch. I suggest everyone to avoid touching sharp objects when using watches on weekdays. It is advisable to remove the watch while exercising and regularly maintain the watch strap.
For those with deep scratches, it is important to first use an oilstone to polish the local area. This needs to be done under a magnifying glass to evenly smooth out the scratches. After most of the scratches have been smoothed out, choose a sandpaper with appropriate particle size and grind along the original sanding pattern. Usually, this pattern is radial from the center of the dial. Therefore, this is a careful work that requires gradual grinding to achieve a better and more realistic effect.
All scratches on the watch case and strap, if you want to remove them or give the watch an innovative beauty, you can refer to this method of operation. Linear patterns are easier to handle. Assuming that the patterns are concentric circles, electric machinery should still be used to create them.
The method to remove scratches on the watch case and strap is to use sandpaper to repair the scratches on the watch case and strap. It is not a difficult task, and you only need to be careful and steady to do it well; But regarding the surface polishing process, it is necessary to use a cloth wheel polishing machine. It is recommended to send it to a professional watch care base.
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