[Elecraft] KX3: Scuff marks on display cover

[riese-k3djc at juno.com]

works on watch crystals too


On Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:55:08 -0400 Mike va3mw <va3mw at portcredit.net>
writes:
> Toothpaste. 
> 
> Colgate. 
> 
> I was taught this by a jet airplane mechanic when I was 15. That's 
> what they used on the windscreen. 
> 
> Mike va3mw
> 
> > On Aug 9, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft 
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> > 
> > I found that putting the clear shipping tape on the display before 
> going into the rough will save the display.  
> > 
> > Mel, K6KBE
> > 
> > 
> >      From: Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz>
> > To: 'Nick Kennedy' <nick-wa5bdu at suddenlink.net>; 
> Elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 1:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Scuff marks on display cover
> > 
> > A slightly more aggressive approach is to pick up the headlight 
> lens cleaner sold at most automobile stores - the stuff that takes 
> the "yellow" haze off of plastic headlight covers. It's also sold 
> for use on aircraft windshields to polish out the scratches that 
> inevitably come from charging through the air at 150 mph or so (but 
> that costs 10X as much because it is sold for use on "airplanes"). 
> > 
> > All you do is wipe it on, rubbing aggressively with a cloth and 
> then, as it turns white, wipe it off. 
> > 
> > I've read of people using toothpaste with the same result. (And 
> then you'd have a fluoride protected lens that won't get tooth 
> decay.) 
> > 
> > 73, Ron AC7AC
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf 
> Of Don Wilhelm
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:42 AM
> > To: Nick Kennedy; Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Scuff marks on display cover
> > 
> > Nick,
> > 
> > The easiest is to use a bit of oil on a cloth and rub the area 
> with some pressure.
> > That will take care of scuff marks, but it will not eliminate 
> scratches that have gouged into the plastic.
> > 
> > If the plastic surface has been gouged, I think the best thing is 
> to order a new bezel.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> > 
> >> On 8/9/2016 12:13 PM, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> >> I’ve got some scuff / scratch marks on my KX3 display’s 
> cover. (Yes, 
> >> shame on me!)
> >> 
> >> Is there any kind of buffing or cleaning agent that can fix this? 
> Or would it be better to order a replacement from Elecraft?
> > 
> > 
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