Toothpaste. Colgate.
I was taught this by a jet airplane mechanic when I was 15. That's what they used on the windscreen. Mike va3mw > On Aug 9, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I found that putting the clear shipping tape on the display before going into > the rough will save the display. > > Mel, K6KBE > > > From: Ron D'Eau Claire <[email protected]> > To: 'Nick Kennedy' <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 1:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Scuff marks on display cover > > A slightly more aggressive approach is to pick up the headlight lens cleaner > sold at most automobile stores - the stuff that takes the "yellow" haze off > of plastic headlight covers. It's also sold for use on aircraft windshields > to polish out the scratches that inevitably come from charging through the > air at 150 mph or so (but that costs 10X as much because it is sold for use > on "airplanes"). > > All you do is wipe it on, rubbing aggressively with a cloth and then, as it > turns white, wipe it off. > > I've read of people using toothpaste with the same result. (And then you'd > have a fluoride protected lens that won't get tooth decay.) > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don > Wilhelm > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:42 AM > To: Nick Kennedy; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: Scuff marks on display cover > > Nick, > > The easiest is to use a bit of oil on a cloth and rub the area with some > pressure. > That will take care of scuff marks, but it will not eliminate scratches that > have gouged into the plastic. > > If the plastic surface has been gouged, I think the best thing is to order a > new bezel. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 8/9/2016 12:13 PM, Nick Kennedy wrote: >> I’ve got some scuff / scratch marks on my KX3 display’s cover. (Yes, >> shame on me!) >> >> Is there any kind of buffing or cleaning agent that can fix this? Or would >> it be better to order a replacement from Elecraft? > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
