[TowerTalk] Polishing a plastic meter face to remove scratches?

[Jim Lux]

There are products made for polishing aircraft windshields.  Nothing worse
than landing into the sun with tiny scratches in the windshield. You could
try mail order (e.g. Sporty's Pilot Shop, Aircraft Spruce, or equivalent) or
just go down to the local small airport and ask around.  Take your
controller with you and you might get a free trial?

Basically they're a fine grit in a paste.  (non-clear-gel)Toothpaste is
reputed to work well, but I'd try it in an inconspicuous/noncritical place.

Do you know what kind of plastic the meter face is?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Stoneking" <w2rds at arrl.net>
To: "TowerTalk Reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:42 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Polishing a plastic meter face to remove scratches?


> Is there a way to remove scratches on a plastic meter face?  I have an
older
> rotator control box that was given to me and the direction meter has heavy
> scratching, making it very difficult to read.  Is there any way to polish
or
> buff this so to eliminate or reduce the scratches?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> W2RDS