PolyWatch 6417084129062 SS013059000 Plastic Watch Crystal Scratch Remover Polish Tool

I bought Polywatch to restore than appearance of my first watch, one of the first Casios, to preserve it as an antique. I received this product without the "enclosed cloth", contracted the seller and they made an adjustment. Polywatch works. It helps restore the appearance of a scratched plastic watch lens. But it doesn't "lsoften the coating. Watch lenses do not have lacquer coatings. Polywatch is a fine ABRASiVE that removes a small amount of the surface wherever you rub it. If you look at the surface it leaves, it is more finely scratched, more irregular than a new cast lens. You just can't perceive the scratches without a high power magnifier. That's what's important. I tried using it on 3 surfaces- an old Casio watch, a piece of acrylic window replacement glazing, and a small area of my car's factory paint finish (which is lacquer). All of these had fine scratching, all of them looked less scratched after rubbing Polywatch 100 strokes at right angles to the predominant scratch direction using a piece of microfiber bed sheeting over a sponge. The product had a familiar odor and texture. It appears to be similar to automotive polishing products. That's not surprising since they are both made for similar applications. So I compared the performance of them both to Polywatch using the same type of cloth and technique. Maguiar's Ultimate Compound removed the effect of deeper scratches faster, but left the surface less glossy. Maguiar's Ultimate Polish restored light scratches slower than Polywatch. If this was the only application I had for a polishing material, then I'd use Polywatch, and I;d recommend it for that use. But I also polish my vehicle, and a tiny tube of Polywatch is very expensive compared to 16 oz bottles of automotive products. I wouldn't recommend Polywatch to reduce the effect of scratches from a glass or sapphire surface. Ot isn't made for that. It's too soft an abrasive. Cerium oxide will do the same thing for a glass surface that Polywatch does for a plastic surface. Because glass is so much harder than plastic it will need 100x the amount of force or time or abrasive. For a high quality watch with a glass or sapphire lens, I'd rather pay to replace the lens than spend hours grinding off material and live with the wavy surface created by removing an area from a flat plane or smooth curve.

Works on acrylic crystals. Start with IKlear spray and remove with a cotton makeup removal pad and Q-tips. Then use PolyWatch with a fresh cotton pad. Repeat until the scratch is removed to your satisfaction. Finish the corners with Q-tips. Then finish with IKlear and fresh cotton pads/Q-tips to remove the residue. This removes most of the scratch. The deepest part of the scratch “wound” might still be visible, but just barely. After using PolyWatch, many scratches will disappear completely, others will barely be visible. I used AI (Google Gemini) to get tips on how to use this stuff. Anyone complaining about it probably didn’t bother to research how to use it properly.

I purchased a tube of PolyWatch (PW) to remove the scratches from 2 scratched up 4-5 year old Casio watch crystals. FYI, Before I used the PW I pre-sanded the crystals with a small piece of 3000 grit sandpaper. I have read that this would be helpful and I believe it was. Then I polished the crystals with PW. PW worked great on the first watch, but I ran out of PW before the second one was finished. PW comes in a very small plastic tube. The descriptions do not say how much PW product is in there, but they do give the weight as 0.01 pounds. I think that there is less than an ounce in there, perhaps much less. So I looked for an alternative to PW. After an hour or so of research online comparing user comments and pictures (where available), I picked up an 11 ounce bottle of Turtle Wax Scratch & Swirl Remover (TWS&SR, WalMart, $2.49). And I used that to finish the second Casio watch crystal. Wow. First, the TWS&SR looks and feels just like PW. Both are a white cream with the grit so fine that you can't feel it. And it worked just as well as PW at finishing up the second Casio. So I suggest that you try Turtle Wax Scratch & Swirl Remover. It worked great for me and at 11 ounces it is a lifetime supply for most of us, versus < ounce of PW per tube (enough to do ~ 2 watches if you re lucky). Hope that this is helpful for you.

Very good product, removed a substantial scrape from my new wristwatch face completely. Would have given 5 stars but not much product in the tube. Hoping I don’t need it again for a good while.

Amazing stuff! The barcode label covered up the super-small-print instructions, so off I went, without reading a cotton ball was recommended for 2-3 mins of polishing, but my touch worked anyway. I used this with one of those blue mechanic's shop towels, the type that is soft like a thick paper towel, to polish 2 items so far, and it really works well! A totally scratched up Casio MQ24-7B2 white face black beater rubber-resin watch with plastic "glass" turned into a very readable watch again, with an almost clear acrylic "crystal". The deep gouges remain detectable, but are barely noticeable anymore. The small scratches are all buffed out now, and the overall appearance is very clear, without any fog at all. The plastic crystal looks like perfectly clear glass now, and is actually clearer than it was when it was brand new! THE KICKER: After treating the old Casio with spectacular result, I tried it on my spectacles. (OY, what a pun, eh?) My glasses took a Buster Keaton (just look him up on IMDB) slapstick fall with me on a parking lot a few months ago, and had a few very bad scratches, that have been annoying me. I was constantly wiping the badly scratched glasses with a micro-fibre cloth and paper towels, but the scratches were bad and annoying in my vision. So, before spending money on new glasses, I tried this Polywatch goop on them. My glasses (poly-lenses, otherwise, they would have shattered on impact) are useable again, and they buffed up well enough, to get a few more years of life! Just put a drop on the affected surface, take the recommended cotton ball, a soft cloth, paper towel, or a good soft shop towel you would use for windows, and buff in gentle circling motions for 2-3 mins, until the lotion like material is wiped out, and you have the surface you want. Take a bare towel and wipe off any remaining residue, done! Or repeat, if more buffing is needed. Just be aware, this stuff is chemically active with the plastic you polish, so your polishing cloth MUST be soft and contain no hard fibres, otherwise you put more scratches in, instead of buffing them out! Since there is some kind of reaction happening, also be sure to clean off any remaining residue of the paste from the surface with a damp cloth, and some alcohol afterwards.

Not suitable for eyeglasses, at least not mine. Granted, that isn’t what it’s made for, but I hoped it would work. Instead it actually made my old pair of glasses worse, maybe because they have an anti scratch coating on them? I don’t have a wristwatch to try this on either.

...it isn't easy if you have deep scratches, or in my case gouges. I don't usually review anything, but I felt I had to in this case. I got my girlfriend a vintage Swatch for Christmas. About a month later, she was carrying a laundry basket up the steps and scraped the watch against the wall, which has a rough surface, like stucco. We thought the watch was trashed. I mean, these scratches were DEEP, and the whole way across the face. We did some research (seperately) & both read about "POLYWATCH". I figured I had nothing to lose, so I ordered a tube. The directions say to polish the watch with pressure for 2-3 minutes, repeating as necessary for deep scratches. Well let me tell you, my scratches were pretty freaking deep. I practiced on a not-too-bad scratch on my own Swatch. I got it out completely after about 3 applications. So I started in on the bad one. I began with cotton balls, then a handkerchief, & then a t-shirt (clean and soft, but not too soft). I put a small bead on the surface and got to work. I swear I used it about 10-12 times. I went in circles (each direction), with the scratces, at a right angle to the scratches (I read that works good, & it seems to). I'll tell you what, when you are vigorously polishing a watch for a minute or two, with pressure, it wears you out after a while. My hand and forearm were cramping up. After those applications, I took a break. I should've taken pictures then. Probably 85-90% of the scratches were gone. Probably good enough for most people. But there were 2 spots that were really deep, and I was determined to get them out at this point. I went back to work, alternating polishing cloths, and polished for probably another 10 times. But I'll be damned, I got them out!!! So, this product DOES work, even for DEEP scratches, but it takes a lot of elbow (or finger) grease. I probably used half the tube, one small bead at a time (it's a pretty small tube), but it's worth every penny when you look at the finished product. I'm a skeptic by nature, and I would've never thought those scratches would come the whole way out. I figured I'd just make it better, but it worked beyond my expectations! But don't take my word for it--look at the pictures. My girlfriend is asleep right now. I can't wait to surprise her with the watch in the morning. It'll probably be better than when I gave it to her on Christmas!

I was a little upset at such a small amount that You get for the price, but ? it does work. considering taking your glasses to an eye doctor for this service, its a great alternative. With a little polishing elbow work, or battery operated polishing tool, You should be able to remove even deep scratches ( of which I had ), with the product . After polishing you should wash and rinse the residue with a T shirt, buff dry.