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18 December 2016, 02:02 AM | #1 |
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Cape Cod Polishing Cloths... FTW!
Not sure when it happened, but some months ago (maybe as far back as 6 or 8 months ago) I had read a thread (or perhaps more than just one) that had mentioned Cape Cod cloths as the best to polish/shine your watches, and to buff out swirls or scratches... Well, after a little over 8 months after acquiring my fluted DJII, I decided it was time to bring back some of its original shine. I ordered the Cape Cod cloths from Amazon (good price, and quick delivery) and polished my girlfriend's two-tone DJ36 and my DJII and the results were incredible. Both watches look as good (or, better?) than when we first got them. Really impressive results.
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18 December 2016, 02:16 AM | #2 |
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Take it easy with those. You take metal off every time you use it. You might not notice anything right away but it'll round off the edges of your watch/ bracelet.
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18 December 2016, 02:20 AM | #3 |
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Cape Cod is a quick way to hide naked eye imperfections. If you look with a loupe they'll likely still be there but the whole idea is to hide them right?
As someone suggested don't go crazy with them at the first sign of a scratch but it's really not like you're suddenly going to thin up the case or remove excessive metal by hand. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
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18 December 2016, 02:31 AM | #4 |
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They are great. I wouldn't use it more often than once in a long while though.. if you develop a habit of using them frequently it will have an impact on your watch - the rule, too much of a good thing is no good, applies here!
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18 December 2016, 02:34 AM | #5 |
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You can ruin a case's finish pretty quick with those.
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18 December 2016, 02:57 AM | #6 |
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18 December 2016, 04:03 AM | #7 |
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Sure they have a decent temporary result but I stay away from cape cod and anything else to try and self polish my Rolex. Let a professional take care of it.
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18 December 2016, 01:58 PM | #8 |
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Thank you everyone for the feedback, and warnings. I figure that as an occasional polish and buff (say, once a year) this should be safe. I wasn't going too hard or strong, so I feel OK with the awesome results.
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18 December 2016, 02:01 PM | #9 |
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Pics!!!
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18 December 2016, 03:04 PM | #10 |
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Before and after pics? My watch is about a year old and I think I want to polish it a bit for its birthday
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18 December 2016, 06:21 PM | #11 |
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Personally am not of the mind to use them, but I did want to commend you on practicing on your girlfriend's watch first before taking the cloth to your own pride and joy.
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