turntable cover repairs??

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> polish the plastic?

One traditional solution is toothpaste; whitening toothpastes in
particular are often sufficiently abrasive.

Of course that's a relatively fine abrasive (which is the whole point)
so it's going to take a lot of effort to polish out any significant
scratches.

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"chuck" <ccREMOVEiaffone@earthlinDELETEk.net> wrote in message
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> Hey y'all, the clear plastic lid (??) on an old JVC
> turntable I am restoring is scratched in places. Any
> one got a suggestions for something with which to
> polish the plastic?? I've tried McGuires polish for
> plastic convertible winddows with little success.
>
> chuck

Depends on the scratch. I've used Novus polish on acrylic (plexi) plastic.
Most turntable covers are clear or smoked color Styrene. Styrene is a softer
plastic than acrylic and it scratches easier. I'm not sure how well the
polishes work on it. If the scratch is heavy enough that the polish won't
remove it, you have to start by wet sanding with very fine paper then
restoring the surface with the polish. Be warned that since you are removing
material around the scratch so it is even with the bottom of the scratch,
You now will have a lens effect that may distort the view through the
material.
John

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On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:29:16 +0100, "Mike Gilmour"
<mike@tfjazz.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>
>Another is 'Brasso', as above it also takes time and effort to polish out
>the deeper scratches.

Did anyone else sing:

"Shine your buttons with Brasso
It's only three ha' pence a tin
You can buy it or nick it from Woolworth's
But I don't think they've got any in."

No. I thought not. :-)