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polishing scratches out of plastic?

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:30 am
by alexb
Hmm, wasn't sure for the right place for the post so I stuck it in here :)

Does anyone know the best way to polish light scratches out of plastic? I'm thinking there must be stuff similar to that uesed to treat car bodywork.

It's for my Apple iBook, which I'm selling but want to tidy the lid up a bit first.

Any advice appreciated :D

Cheers,
Alex

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:36 am
by duncan
alex - got some perfect stuff for you

http://www.essentialipod.co.uk/section.php?xSec=8

of the ones that are there... the icleaner is the most abrasive (ie if the scratches are medium depth) but the ibook cleaning kit would be fine for mild swirling

hth

gimme a shout on pricing :)

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:05 pm
by Ben
OMG - I can't beleive there is a specialist kit for cleaning an Ipod ? ... what will they think of next :)

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:26 pm
by alexb
Cheers! I knew I'd seen something like that, it was mentioned in the context of cleaning a PSP screen I think. Looks perfect!

Some of the scratches aren't too bad, just from being in a rucksack and something rubbing against it, but I reckon I'll go for the iCleaner kit to make sure.

I'll PM you :)

Cheers,
Alex

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:24 pm
by shooter
murano3 wrote:OMG - I can't beleive there is a specialist kit for cleaning an Ipod ? ... what will they think of next :)
Nothing wrong with a bit of detailing on the IPod, I have some plastic polish and sealant which works a treat on mine, though need to find a smaller machine polisher to get into the corners :P

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:46 am
by rolty
Guy I used to work with ordered some cleaning stuff off eBay, turned out to be t-cut, which he was a bit annoyed about - but it worked a treat!

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:55 pm
by alexb
Well this was ace! Thanks to Dunk I cleaned up the iBook and sold it for a decent amount :)
Cheers mate :D

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:17 pm
by RX7
Whats the ibook you are selling mate ?

Just being nosey !!!!

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:09 am
by alexb
Sold now :)
12" 1.2GHz G4

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:14 am
by Ben
going towards mods per chance ?