What's the best way to get a scratch off clear plastic?

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What's the best way to get a scratch off clear plastic?

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What's the best way to get a scratch off clear plastic?

Micromesh?

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yup. How deep is the scratch? A deep one might need some coarse sanding first. A very light one may just polish out with toothpaste or T-Cut.
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Micromesh yes, but sometimes if it's a small or hairline one I find a couple of applications of Klear will make it disappear.
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Thanks folks.

On further inspection it looks more like a smudge. I'll try klear and if that doesn't work a bit of toothpaste. Finally Micromesh if the first 2 options fail.

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Re: What's the best way to get a scratch off clear plastic?

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All good ways of removing scratches, another way is using a nail buffer, I have one that's has 7 different grades from shaping to shining, normally use the buffing grit then finish with the shining grit, comes up perfect every time :)

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