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On Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:55:08 -0400 Mike va3mw <va...@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@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 <r...@cobi.biz> > > To: 'Nick Kennedy' <nick-wa5...@suddenlink.net>; > Elecraft@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-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf > Of Don Wilhelm > > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:42 AM > > To: Nick Kennedy; Elecraft@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? > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to farrerfo...@yahoo.com > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to va...@portcredit.net > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to riese-k3...@juno.com
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