Removing Scratches from Flex Bottons?

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  • Loophole
    MCB Member
    • Feb 2021
    • 1427
    • California
    #1

    Removing Scratches from Flex Bottons?

    Hey MCB! Just picked up some beat to hell 05 sparkle blue flex bottoms and would love to restore them.. any advice on how to do that would be awesome!
    Having trouble uploading photos to the site. I will link in imgur below.
    Thanks! I appreciate all the help.
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    • Loophole
      MCB Member
      • Feb 2021
      • 1427
      • California
      #2
      http://imgur.com/a/zQtvVmc
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        • BrickHaus
          Tactical Spoon Reacquired
          • Sep 2020
          • 3396
          • Minnesota
          #3
          I dont know how you would. I think sanding will only haze em more. I just leave mine all scratched up. Lol
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            • Loophole
              #3.1
              Loophole commented
              08-10-2021, 11:16 AM
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              Gives it character anyways!
            • Ecapnation
              MCB Member
              • Jul 2020
              • 4209
              • South Central Long Island
              #4
              Not worth the effort...

              Most ways to restore plastic involve chemicals and these are meant to protect your face

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                • Loophole
                  #4.1
                  Loophole commented
                  08-10-2021, 11:16 AM
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                  Figured so. It's just cosmetic at the end of the day, just was curious if anyone had any tricks! Ugly but they will still work.
                • Grendel
                  MCB Member
                  • Jul 2020
                  • 1979
                  • Lexington, SC
                  #5
                  Not saying this will work on this plastic (not sure how deep the "sparkles" go) but my company's remanufacturing operation uses Mr. Clean "Magic Erasers" on the line to buff out small scratches in plastic enclosures. They use them dry by the way. Those bottoms are pretty roached so don't expect miracles.

                  https://www.mrclean.com/en-us/shop-p...raser-original
                  Last edited by Grendel; 08-10-2021, 10:31 AM.


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                    • Shaftski
                      #5.1
                      Shaftski commented
                      08-10-2021, 10:29 AM
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                      I love those things, they are my secret weapon. Great for cleaning a turntable stylus.
                      • Loophole
                        #5.2
                        Loophole commented
                        08-10-2021, 11:14 AM
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                        That's a great suggestion! I will give that a try. Thank you!
                      • Loophole
                        MCB Member
                        • Feb 2021
                        • 1427
                        • California
                        #6
                        I ended up using the magic eraser.. toothpaste and a dry microfiber + a lot of TLC... still not perfect but a hell of a lot better! Click image for larger version Name: 20210810_123653.jpg Views: 304 Size: 2.93 MB ID: 159765
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                          • Brokeass_baller
                            Pick it up!
                            • Jul 2020
                            • 1129
                            • Ohio
                            #7
                            I can't believe that worked. That's amazing.
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                              • Cunha
                                Certified Post Whore
                                • Jul 2020
                                • 2027
                                #8
                                Magic eraser is just using plastic (foam) as a light abrasive, and that was what I was going to suggest. You basically just sanded them with a light grit, which is great. To restore completely you would get a good media that matches the original texture and blast them with it

                                Good work though, they look a lot fresher that way

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