Hi,

Im currently in the process of acquiring a Casio ae-11w and its in decent condition, but im wondering if you can polish both the case and screen.

regards,

the IoT reports the case being resin.... so NO.

If the crystal is acrylic... yes.

 

So it's not possible to remove scratches from resin cases?

 

You can listen a person with almost 12.000 post or you can also try lemon, olive oil and then rub it with bread, and if has holes fill them with black silicon.

 

I think that mixture only works if you own a pet hedgehog.

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First, welcome aboard. Second, sometimes folks forget that they were new to this once........

 

Thanks

 

Some digital watches state that the case is made of acrylic. I've wondered if there is really a difference, or if they are just different names for the same thing, acrylic resin.

For example, many of my Armitron digitals state Acrylic Case on the back, but it's the same kind of hard resin on watches like the F91.

 

You could try a rotary tool with a polishing bit. I did that with the grey area of this Ironman. The results? Good from afar but far from good.

 

You could try a rotary tool with a polishing bit. I did that with the grey area of this Ironman. The results? Good from afar but far from good.
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I've never used Polywatch.. but given that as stated before... given that plastic is plastic... acrylic is really another form of plastic. I've used this to experiment and worekd very well

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Well on a more serious note at least I should be able to remove the small scratches from the display...

 

I've polished some of my resin Casios starting with 2500 or 3000 grit sandpaper and wetsanding up to 5000 grit, depending on the scratches. If you go higher than 5000 or so, it'll give it a glossy sheen which will make it look worn out. But try it on a cheaper watch before giving it a go.

 

Interesting, did you apply the sandpaper manually?

 

I’m not encouraging you, but if you do attempt a polish (display or case), make sure to mask off the areas you don’t want polished. You don’t want to inadvertently jack up your pushers or other areas of the watch.

 

I'm not encouraging you, but if you do attempt a polish (display or case), make sure to mask off the areas you don't want polished. You don't want to inadvertently jack up your pushers or other areas of the watch.

i've seen this :

seems to work on the display.

 

This is the watch to polish:

 

Based on those pictures I would leave it as is. Some wabi-sabi is expected in a vintage Casio that's been enjoyed for over 30 years. There's a risk that newly polished or refinished areas will contrast with the rest of the watch.

 

IMO. the material your crystal is made of will determine how well it polishes out. Plastics will obviously be easier than mineral. Plastics will also polish easier with a less abrasive compound vs. something harder like mineral glass which will require something more aggressive.

If it was my watch I definitely wouldn’t rub it face down with a resin case (metal Case is more forgiving), not unless you don’t mind the case getting polished too.

 

Found this for ya….

Can You Fix Scratched Watch Glass? | WatchObsession

Does your watch glass need a little bit of TLC? Follow these easy steps with added patience and elbow grease to get rid of a pesky watch scratch.

www.watchobsession.co.uk

 

Thanks

 

I use old #7 car polish for plastic and mineral; works well.