Removing minor scratches on a mirrored surface?

[rmschneider104]

Anyone have any possible solutions for removing minor scratches on a mirrored display base? I just found some light scratches on one of my Master Replica display bases and would like to see if I could clean it up. Novus polish? Something else to fill in the scratches?

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

I'd try the novus. It is highly recommended here. Test it on something else first to be certain it will clean it up as you want it.

 

[rmschneider104]

What about tooth paste?

 

[CessnaDriver]

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I have had sucess on plastic canopy parts for airplane models with toothpaste.
I used wet toilet paper with it, the TP was soft enough to not scratch.

I would be careful of the toothpaste selected, so many brands these days.
Test it on something first.

 

[SurferGeek]

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Believe or not, toothpaste is more abrasive than the Novus... It's not cheap but well worth it.

 

[rmschneider104]

Anyone else with some suggesions?

 

[Gojira61]

I have yet to find anything that can make those fine scratches in the MR mirrored base look better, Novus works great on the clear but not as well on the mirrored surface.

I just ended up learning to live with mine.

Jim

 

[rmschneider104]

Thanks for all the input guys. Looks like I'll give each a try and if none really work, I'll just learn to live with them.

 

[exoray]

I DON"T advise this at all is it VERY tricky to do and VERY hard to get good results...

With that said you have been warned...

With lots of practice and a good steady hand you can smooth out small scratches in the surface of most shinny plastics with a heat gun... As I said it's NOT easy... And the smaller head gun the better, control is everything...

When I worked for Motorola we used to do this to the high gloss phones when they had scratches, but even with tons of (daily) practice it was a 50/50 crap shot at getting it better or making it worse...

LIKE I SAID IT HARD AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE PIECE A LOSS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T LIVE WITH...

 

[Mikie-Wan]

one time, at the recomendation of a friend:
I used baking soda mixed with water. I didn't really pay attention to the measurements just mixed enough so that it was still liquid, just a teny tiny bit thick.

Then I used a microfiber cleaning cloth I have for my eyeglasses to rub it out.
It took a while, I think I watched a whole night of TV shows while doing this, but the windshield on my model starfighter came out great

-Mikie

 

[rmschneider104]

Great additional tips, guys. I think I'm going to first start out with Novus. Then the baking soda. Then toothpaste.

Really not sure about the heat gun. I'd hate to damage the base worse that it it.

Appreciate all the tips, guys.

 

[vincentb62]

Hello,
i would like to restore my mirrored master replicas stand who have superficial scratches (you can see when light is front of you)
Anybody ever tried to do that?
I heard about Novus.

(don't worry about my english )