Unpolish a bracelet? LOL

[mach330]

ok....so i'm a bit stupid. i got this cape cod polisher to polish my pam 90. i got carried a bit and tried it on my gmt II bracelet. fvck!!! help!!! it's not fully polished but it's not brushed anymore. please help!!!

[normandy]

Just bring it to a watchmaker and have him do it for you ... LOL

[Gerardus]

Take some 3M scotch brite and brush it.
Hope this helps.

[mach330]

Originally Posted by Gerardus

Take some 3M scotch brite and brush it.
Hope this helps.

brush with toothbrush? should i get a harder toothbrush? or will any toothbrush work?

edit: didn't realize scotch brite is the foam scrub and not a cleaning agent..lol... ok, i'll try that. thx.

[moviefreak]

the green one....

[Gerardus]

Not with a toothbrush but with a 3M SB pad.
And brush in one direction.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Gerardus

Not with a toothbrush but with a 3M SB pad.
And brush in one direction.

Agreed, keep it straight, and lightly finish off with some 0000 steel wool to fine tune it.
dP

[mach330]

thx for the suggestion folks. what is 0000 steel wool? some really fine brush? thx.

[Fiery]

Funny, but now I really want to see how a fully polished bracelet would look like on a GMT IIC

[mach330]

Originally Posted by Fiery

Funny, but now I really want to see how a fully polished bracelet would look like on a GMT IIC

trust me..don't do it...lol

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by mach330

thx for the suggestion folks. what is 0000 steel wool? some really fine brush? thx.

Yes, #0000 is the finest, I think. You just want to lightly dress the links after the scotchbrite as it gives it a refined brushed appearance. I usually take the bracelet completely apart, tape the ends down [and all the shinny edges], and make sure you keep it straight.
dP

[Brit78]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Yes, #0000 is the finest, I think. You just want to lightly dress the links after the scotchbrite as it gives it a refined brushed appearance. I usually take the bracelet completely apart, tape the ends down [and all the shinny edges], and make sure you keep it straight.
dP

Dan, I'm going to need you to polish my most recent acquisition. You sound very methodical

The only problem is, it has polished center links!

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Brit78

Dan, I'm going to need you to polish my most recent acquisition. You sound very methodical

Only when I want to be........
dP

[Brit78]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Only when I want to be........
dP

Lol. How did I know that was coming.

[Johny]

hi i would also like to see a pic of the polishing. i polished some bits on my new sub. pics are in the gallery. dont make it any worse. if you dont have any experience of polishing consult your expert at the shop. you dont have to get them to do it and they might even show you how.

[t e x]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Only when I want to be........
dP

Almost like a carpenter.... Dan, some of my furniture could use refinishing, lol... I'll get ya the different grades of paper

[mach330]

Originally Posted by Johny

hi i would also like to see a pic of the polishing. i polished some bits on my new sub. pics are in the gallery. dont make it any worse. if you dont have any experience of polishing consult your expert at the shop. you dont have to get them to do it and they might even show you how.

here's what i did. kind'a hard to see the shine from the pix. but it's definitely annoying me.

[Johny]

dont do anything drastic it would dull down on its own given time. speak to the experts.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by t e x

Almost like a carpenter.... Dan, some of my furniture could use refinishing, lol... I'll get ya the different grades of paper

Oh...............my back.
dP

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Oh...............my back.
dP

hi dan....i have one of those backs as well only way to get peace johny. hahaha

[gqllc]

Wouldn't it dull over time? Can a cape cod cloth smooth out the brush marks??

[Tools]

We have a handy bracelet touch-up how-to in the Reference library..

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=44158

[mach330]

Originally Posted by gqllc

Wouldn't it dull over time? Can a cape cod cloth smooth out the brush marks??

yes...it made mine polished.

Originally Posted by Tools

We have a handy bracelet touch-up how-to in the Reference library..

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=44158

thank you for the info. very descriptive. thanks.