Head Unit Scratch removal

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

i dont have any glass or plastic sratch removers so i didnt really know where to start. Asked a guy and he recommended acrylic polish for fish tanks from petco. Would anyone 2nd his suggestion?

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[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

Well I use this for my iPod...I don't know what your head unit is made out of so don't come running back to me if it does something wrong...but try and find some brasso. I know it's metal remover but D AMN does it work good for removing iPod screen scratches. Theres are light scratches btw.

Just google "Car head unit scratch remover"

You'll find something good. If not try the brasso its like a few bucks at a grocery store or a hardware store. Or walmart.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

where can you get brasso?

i got a few scratches on my hu and my creative as well

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

btw, brasso also works in cleaning up minor scratches on cds.

i guess ill try this on my eclipse h/u

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

You can find brasso at any grocery store in the cleaning supplies isle. I believe it is near the toilet bowl brushes or it can sometimes be near the area where they have shoestrings, shoe shining kits and sewing kits...

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

also it looks like this:

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

thanks yall! ima get some brasso now.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

yo flakko what hu you gonna try it on?? give us your results when done.

oh yea make sure you use those soft damp cloths!

 

[Defconx3 10+ year member]

Any abrasive should do the job (like brasso). Just remember, you are not getting rid of the old scratches, you are creating lots of new ones to cover up the old ones.

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

Any abrasive should do the job (like brasso). Just remember, you are not getting rid of the old scratches, you are creating lots of new ones to cover up the old ones.

but are these new scratches so small that you wont be able to see any of the old and new scratches?

edit: damp cloths? are you talking about those micro fiber towels?

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

Sorry For thread jacking...but may i suggest covering your screen in 3m transparent film to protect from scratches. i beleive it is the same stuff people use on their cars to protect the paint. I used it on the display on my head unit and you can barely tell it is on their, except for around the smaller buttons. Anyways, just a suggestion. i can post pics if anyone wants to see what i mean

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

sure go ahead mate, would like to see that. I still dont get how brasso can work if all it does is create more scratches though. Well im going to try that acrylic polish to see if it would work. WOuld the polish work like this-->link:

http://www.rkdm.com/liquidlense/?OVRAW=scratch%20remover&OVKEY=scratch%20remover&OVMTC=standard

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

well, please some one correct me if im wrong but i believe the plastic that covers the iPod is similar to the plastic that covers the hu face plate. This is a review on the brasso: http://todd.dailey.info/archives/2005/09/27/restore-your-ipod-nano-to-new-condition-with-a-4-can-of-brasso/

still going to try the polish because i really dont want to wear away the face plates plastic. last hope kinda deal.

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

I use 3M plastic polish, but any Auto Zone or similer will have plastic polish.

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

In this picture you can see ive circled the spots where i didnt have a sharp enough knife so it kinda looks messy. but none the less, serves its purpose. Overall, the film does not block you vision ofthe screen and overtime you forget its even on there.

Oh, and by the way , i lied //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif it isnt 3M, it is Avery Dennison - Specialty Tape Division-Laminating Adhesive http://stus.averydennison.com/std/stus.nsf/documents/Home Thats their company link, i couldnt find a direct link to the product however.

Anyways, i hope that helps(sorry for the shatty pics //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif )

-Mike