Inexpensive product to remove scratches from acrylic crystal watches?

February 4, 2024 9:01 PM

I’m looking for an inexpensive product to remove scratches from my acrylic crystal watches. I’m familiar with Polywatch and think it works great, but I’m looking for a more economical solution.

I just want to add that I wish I were one of those ‘accept the scratches, bro!’ sort of people, I really do, but I’m fucking anal and like to keep my stuff in good shape—including the crystals on my cheap-ass Casio digital watches (which I love).

I live in Canada where for the price of just two or three tubes of Polywatch you can buy a brand new Casio watch.

posted by GlassHeart to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (4 answers total)

Brasso works great, and is waaaaaay cheaper by volume.
posted by ZaphodB at 10:36 PM on February 4 [1 favorite]

Toothpaste has also been known to work for this kind of thing.
posted by rockindata at 4:27 AM on February 5 [2 favorites]

Yeah, I clean my jewelry with toothpaste and a very soft brush. It gets the gunk out from behind tiny flush-set stones beautifully and is very low-abrasion. Been doing this for years, and no loosened stones yet. I bet it would work beautifully with a soft cloth on your crystals.
posted by citygirl at 7:23 AM on February 5

Tin Oxide is the toothpaste ingredient you are looking for.
posted by hortense at 8:30 AM on February 5