Only having owned my SB3 for a couple of weeks I've caused considerable
surface scratching on the display unit (and having received it as a
present, I'm quite upset by my actions).
Does anyone have any ideas for removing such surface scratches?
Two solutions on the web look promising - such as A
i believe toothpaste is a good polishing agent. perhaps it would work.
and it's cheap!
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No, I tried that - and it made the situation considerably worse!
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I've read positive reviews of AppleSauce at www.newegg.com. Yes,
toothpaste is much too harsh of an abrasive. I learned that when I
tried it on a scratched CD.
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Meguiars plastic polish & cleaner.
The cleaner alone works on most scratches.
Mike
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Silver polish would be the finest. I used to use Brasso on my Ipod 4G
Photo with some success.
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I would stick with something designed for plastic.
The Meguiars is cheaper than the applesauce stuff, and has been used
for getting scratches out of automotive plastic parts (like convertible
plastic rear windows... quite possibly the worst place to put plastic in
history) for quite a bit longer.
mvalera;318141 Wrote:
> Meguiars plastic polish & cleaner.
>
> The cleaner alone works on most scratches.
>
> Mike
I don't use Meguiar's, but automotive plastic polishes are your
definitely easiest/best bet.
The alternative is using progressively milder rubbing compounds,
finishing with the l
spinaltap;318066 Wrote:
> Only having owned my SB3 for a couple of weeks I've caused considerable
> surface scratching on the display unit (and having received it as a
> present, I'm quite upset by my actions).
>
My SB3 sits, untouched, on a shelf in my den. What specifically are
you doing to
JimC wrote:
> I don't use Meguiar's, but automotive plastic polishes are your
> definitely easiest/best bet.
I'd not call any of them "easy" but its doable. Just takes time and effort.
There is a difference in "grit" level with the names, Polish is
different than "Cleaner" but I forget which is w
damager;318337 Wrote:
> My SB3 sits, untouched, on a shelf in my den. What specifically are you
> doing to your SB3 that is causing that kind of scratching?
Having recently purchased a Sony iPod Clock Radio, I discovered that it
had an audio-in port. I had unplugged my SB3 in the living-room so
I just received a response from technical support on the cost of
replacing the acrylic display cover on my Squeezebox Classic - a
whopping $90 (£45).
That's one-third of the price I paid for the whole device.
So, if anyone can provide a definitive recommendations for 'plastic
polish' I would app
For reference, $90 is the flat fee for out of waranty repairs. So that
could be for anything from a bad power connector to a new wirless card
or VFD.
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The impression is created that the plastic cover would be posted to me
for me to replace, not for me to return the unit for someone else to
repair.
On that basis $90 for a self-repair piece of plastic is unreasonable.
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A CD repair kit may work. The buffing compound included is very fine
grit but you have to exert considerable force to get it to take out the
"haze" caused by coarser grits, like the one in the toothpaste.
You take out deeper scratches by using the fine sandpaper included.
Yes, fine sandpaper.
The key is to use a buffing wheel with the appropriate buffing compound.
You can try this yourself with a buffing wheel chucked in electric
drill. Trying to remove anything but the finest scratches by hand is
tedious and frustrating. For sources you could try woodworking
suppliers (woodworkers hon
You might try a lens scratch repair kit. The kind used for eyeglasses
not CD players.
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bopyanker;318781 Wrote:
> You might try a lens scratch repair kit. The kind used for eyeglasses
> not CD players.
I'd have been happier if the Logitech stuff (and most especially the
Controller) had been made out of stuff that did not scratch so damn
easily.
MC
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Martyn;318776 Wrote:
> The key is to use a buffing wheel with the appropriate buffing compound.
> You can try this yourself with a buffing wheel chucked in electric
> drill. Trying to remove anything but the finest scratches by hand is
> tedious and frustrating. For sources you could try woodwork
mvalera;318811 Wrote:
> If you are doing a Squeezebox Classic I highly recommend taking off the
> front plate and using gloves.
What are the instructions for carefully removing the front plate?
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mvalera;318811 Wrote:
> _Do_not_use_sandpaper._
Well, you represent the manufacturer which I don't, but the "sandpaper"
used in CD repair kits is at least 1200 grit and is used wet. Yes, it
does leave a haze which has to be buffed out using the buffing
compound. No, it does not leave deep scra
spinaltap;318879 Wrote:
> What are the instructions for carefully removing the front plate?
Get a Torx screwdriver to fit the 2 screws on the back. (can't remember
what size... anyone?)
Unscrew the screws, front comes off the back.
Wear gloves so you don't get fingerprints on the inside.
*BTW
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