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Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - wikeeboy - 29-Jan-2018
Sorry if this has been asked multiple times before, but what is the best way to bring the case back to a perfect finish?
Can the case be polished or buffed out? If it can, is it something you can do yourself or really only done by a professional?
Appreciate your input!
RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - Confused - 29-Jan-2018
We did have this cleaning thread many years ago, might be worth a quick read. I appreciate that it does not fully address your polishing question, but it is a start:
https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=333
This one does cover polishing:
https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=2992&highlight=polish
and another one:
https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=2499&page=2&highlight=polish
RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - wikeeboy - 29-Jan-2018
(29-Jan-2018, 11:06)Confused Wrote: We did have this cleaning thread many years ago, might be worth a quick read. I appreciate that it does not fully address your polishing question, but it is a start:
https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=333
This one does cover polishing:
https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=2992&highlight=polish
and another one:
https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=2499&page=2&highlight=polish
You've succeeded in exposing my laziness!
RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - mmorrison55 - 14-Dec-2018
From my research, it’s generally agreed upon that you can’t really polish out swirls and scratches from chrome like you would with paint.when you polish out scratches on your painted auto, you are really removing the clear coat down past the scratch depth. If there were a top coat on the devialet chrome finish you could do the same. But when it comes to chrome finishes, I think we are SOL.
Hopefully someone can contradict my research because I would like to remove some fine scratches myself.
To give some Hope, I think you could try some chrome polishes that would fill in some of the swirls, but it’s only a mask, not a true remover.
RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - chrisc - 19-Dec-2018
I used a liquid that came with a SMEG stainless steel fridge with a microfibre cloth. You wash the cloth, spin it until it is only vaguely damp and apply two or three drops to the cloth. Takes less than 20 seconds for a gleaming surface that also resists fingerprints for a while
Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - paul.oorbeek - 02-Mar-2019
Mine did have swirls all over and fingerprints i cleaned it with Novus 1 and looks stunning now.
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RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - mmorrison55 - 05-Mar-2019
Interesting that a plastic cleaner worked on Chrome. Your photos look nice though. Do you have any before pics?nd did your u have to use a lot of pressure to remove the swirls?
RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - paul.oorbeek - 05-Mar-2019
(05-Mar-2019, 05:44)mmorrison55 Wrote: Interesting that a plastic cleaner worked on Chrome. Your photos look nice though. Do you have any before pics?nd did your u have to use a lot of pressure to remove the swirls?Unfortunately no before pictures. It is the antistatic daily cleaning version so only normal pressure is used. Also dust is now more easily removed and it does not attract dust that easily now. I had a lot of swirlls that where visible in normal daylight and dark spots all over the body. If you now touch it fingerprints are easily removed.
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RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - mmorrison55 - 07-Mar-2019
Thanks, I will have to order a bottle to try next time I have an Amazon order.
RE: Can the case be buffed/polished to remove marks? - chrisc - 10-Mar-2019
McGuires (the folks who make car detail products) sell a similar product and its more widely available