How do you fix a scratched watch frame?

2023-10-23

Localized deep scratches on the case or strap of a Quartz Watch should be focused on the local first with an oil stone to do the grinding. This needs to be carried out under a magnifying glass, the purpose is to give the scratches uniformly smooth, when the scratches are basically ground away after grinding, choose the right size of sandpaper, along the quartz watch original sanding pattern to grind, usually this pattern are centered on the dial as the center of the radial, so this is a careful work, to a little bit of it to grind out the effect of the effect will be good to be realistic. It is recommended that the sandpaper used in the jewelry industry, preferably imported.

Hand-held tools also have to pay attention to, quartz watch experts recommend the use of surgical hemostats, only take a small piece of sandpaper, folded with hemostats clamped, parallel to the original grain to do the sanding, sapphire glass is relatively hard, you can disregard it, but the shell of the watch is stainless steel, must pay attention to the operation, not to scratch and rub it, if necessary, can be used to cover it with adhesive paper.

Technical aspects, lies in the must all of the brushed sand grain to all the way, and all to the center of the dial from, and radial. All watch cases and straps above the scratches, to remove it or give the appearance of the watch to do a refurbishment beauty, can refer to use this method of operation. Straight line shape of the grain is better, if the grain is concentric circles, it should still use the electric type of machinery to do.

And for the sand and polished Shenzhen quartz Watch Case and strap, finishing time should first do sand polishing, and then do polishing polishing, only the need to have been trimmed sand parts to cover, simple can use adhesive paper, formal some of us have to do metal template, also used for polishing when the cover. Their own sandpaper to the case strap above the scratches repair, and is not a difficult thing, as long as the careful hand steady can do well; but for the watch customized surface is the process of polishing, it is necessary to use the cloth wheel polishing machine, the expert advice is still sent to the professional watch maintenance base.

For people who love the watch, every day the watch does not leave the hand, no matter how careful the watch is inevitably scratched by sharp objects, resulting in minor injuries. Mild can be repaired with basic polishing and sandblasting, but deep scratches, you need more elaborate repair process.

As the surface of the watch case process, there are basically two kinds: polished and sandblasted, or both, repairing scratches on the watch case, but also in accordance with the original process to do, a large area of the hair path type of wear and tear, better; but if there is a deeper hard scratches, it is going to be more troublesome, because either polishing or sandblasting techniques, are not enough to wear away such scratches.

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