Cleaning a watch, whats the best stainless steel and glass scratch remover ?
 

Ive got a Seiko Kinetic Arctura watch which has just been in my draw for a number of years that i hardly ever wore, it has a couple of tiny marks on the stainless steel that i wouldn`t mind polishing out if possible.

It also has a tiny scratch on the glass face, apart from that its excellent. Ive seen a few watch threads in the past when ive read the forum so can any of you watch experts recommend me a very good stainless steel scratch remover for watches and also a scratch remover for the glass face on a watch.

This is the model i have, thats not my auction btw lol, its just i couldn`t find a more recent link to the watch

Seiko Kinetic Arctura 5M42-0E39 All stainless N/mint.. on eBay (end time 06-Jan-10 12:40:06 GMT)

I've not used this product but have heard it is good for cleaning stainless steel watches etc. Smaller quantities are available elsewhere on the internet.

Cape Cod® Metal Polishing Cloths - Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware

Geoff.

Cheers Rapid

I was expecting the thread to be over run with watch experts based on how many watch threads ive seen in the past, the watch experts must have gone into hibernation for the winter and will be back in march-ish :D

Yoza is spending tax payers money and time he will be back in the new year :)

Polywatch for the crystal, presuming its Hesalite (acrylic)? If its a Seiko then its likely to be 'Hardlex' which is a tough glass and I wouldnt expect to be able to improve it. Synthetic saphire crystals also need replacing when marred.

A Hardlex crystal wont cost a deal to replace and if you have the watch serviced, then itll be cleaned and polished up too. Id suggest Ryte Time in the Midlands for this.

Simon

Off the top of my head Seiko only use synthetic sapphire on their Grand Seikos, which can rival top end Rolex pieces on quality and price...

Other modern Seikos use Hardlex which is a toughened mineral glass of their own specification. Its quite impressive but its not anything like as durable as a sapphire crystal, which the Omega will use.


Simon

Its probably easier to show with pics what i want to do, i the first 2 pics you can see a mark on the glass between 10 and 11, i want to try and remove that if poss. Also just above the glass at the top right their is a small mark on the stainless steel casing, again i want to try and remove that is poss.

The other marks are on the stainless steel strap clasp in the bottom pic, again i wouldn`t mind trying to remove them.

Does anyone know a good seiko place where i could check out the price on a new strap for this, its been a few years since i wore it and ive outgrown the strap really.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...iko-watch2.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...iko-watch1.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...iko-watch3.jpg

mate, im guessing the only way to get the scratches out of the bracelet is to wet and dry in the direction of the brushing, but you will lose the seiko logo in the process, and the finish might be slightly different to the rest of the brushed parts :(

depending on how much you value it, either wear it "as is" or fork out for a restoration / service of some sort.

cool looking watch though :)

Cheers Dazza

Its not over expensive in watch terms but i like it, i was just after taking the few small marks away is it was possible. Phtos always make marks look worse than they are, these are just a few minor marks that i wouldn`t mind removing. I have a TAG watch that i wear for special occasions etc, i`ll wear start wearing this Seiko watch for casual, i guess its almost impossible not to pick up marks on a watch anyway especially when your in the festive spirits. :D

So can anyone offer up any products that can remove small scratches from a glass face and from stainless steel as well ?

Jewelers rouge should do the trick on glass, you can buy it from most places.... not sure on stainless though :thumb:

Got the same watch - I love it :)

"watching" with interest, as it's the most expensive watch I've ever owned (+ I destroy watches due to my job)

Want to keep it in as good a condition as possible.

Apparently quite a rare timepiece now.....
I'm even too scared to cut the strap down to fit my wrist. Replacements are circa £100.

Dan :)

Tell me about it, ive just been looking at replacement straps and the cheapest i could find was £88 below

SEIKO KINETIC ARCTURA DIVERS RUBBER STRAP - WatchRetail.co.uk Quality Watch Straps

This looks an interesting option, its an old ebay item that i came across on a google search where they refurb your own strap, its someone who specialises in Seiko Kinetic Arctura watches, ive not dealt with them before though.

SEIKO Kinetic Arctura 5M42-OE39 Strap Repair Service. on eBay (end time 08-Dec-09 11:05:00 GMT)


They do this service as well and they also do the Capacitor upgrade kit, check here for the watch bezel then click his other auctions.

SEIKO Arctura Faceplate Service 5M42-0E39 0E30 3M22 etc on eBay (end time 21-Dec-09 14:27:57 GMT)


Scooby, glad you like yours in the same way i like mine, its something i would never sell as like you say they seem to be on the rare side these days. Just out of interest, what did you pay for yours ?

Wish I could tell you mate - it was a birthday present from my Wife :)

Dan

Could you possible post a link to the exact type of jewellers rouge i`ll need as their seems to be quite a few different types, an ebay or online shop link is fine.

Also a product for removing scratches from brushed stainless steel would be great, ive searched quite a bit but its baffling with so many varients of the same product available.

ScoobyDoo555

I found a brushed stainless steel restoration product on ebay, the seller seems to have excellent feedback.

Put this item number into the ebay search engine: 270464306343

Ive ordered one myself as its cheap enough with free postage, did you say your strap was too big ? Mine is too small, if you can post some pics up we could possibly do a strap swap, i would need to know the length of the strap etc, i would do the same and measure mine.

The HG range is hard to beat. Their stainless steel cleaner is available in most Homebases or on Ebay;

HG HAGESAN STAINLESS STEEL QUICK SHINE 0.125 L - NEW! on eBay (end time 04-Dec-09 16:06:18 GMT)


For the glass, why bother trying to remove a scratch? I had the face of my Seiko replaced with Sapphire crystal for about £35 and it's better than new now.

Thanks TelBoy, i don`t think that would be suitable for a brushed stainless steel finish though, it would give it too much shine and would probably remove the finish and revert it to a shiny stainless steel look.

Well i use it on what many would consider an expensive watch and i've not managed to do that yet. You're not intending to use sandpaper are you? :Suspiciou

No don`t be daft, i`m going to use an angle grinder.

Thanks Rob, but Wifey wants me to leave it "as is", and use it as my "other" watch.

Good luck with the purchase - post up how it ends up!

Dan :thumb:

Dan, its no prob mate. All it was is with us having the same watch and you having a strap that was too big and me having one that was too small a swap of straps seemed a decent option. Glad your happy with yours, they are a cracking watch. I`ll buy a new strap for mine at some point, this one i have now is fine apart from a couple of very small marks which i will sort out then once i have a bigger strap i`ll sell my original strap on ebay to recoup some of the cost.

Rob

Just to let anyone know who is interested and has a stainless steel brushed finished watch with some minor scratches, this item i bought from ebay works. I did a small area this morning and the scracthes have dissapeared leaving the brushed finish, i did the marks on the clasp in the pics above and its now excellent with the marks totally removed. Its just £9.99 delivered

BECO TITANIUM & STEEL WATCH SCRATCH RESTORATION PEN on eBay (end time 31-Dec-09 09:53:54 GMT)