Hello,

The girl has been cleaning all my Piano black AV equipment with a duster. All you can see on it now is scatches. Can anyone recommend a product to remove these scratches. If i could i would "detail" them, no joke, i have OCD!:thumbdwn:

Do you reckon SRP would do followed by some EGP?

TIA.

I use Autoglym glass polish, followed by Meguirs quick detailer. Seriously, I do. Works really well, keeps a fantastic shine!

Oh dear... this has just taken things to a whole new level of geek! A/V detailing!

I use Autoglym glass polish, followed by Meguirs quick detailer. Seriously, I do. Works really well, keeps a fantastic shine!

Cool mate. Is that Autoglym fast glass or the cream?

Oh dear... this has just taken things to a whole new level of geek! A/V detailing!

:rofl::rofl:

I hate my stuff being covered in scratches. My PS3, notebook and both LCD TV's are covered in them. I guess i just go to the extreme. No matter what i have i look after it!

Cool mate. Is that Autoglym fast glass or the cream?

I use the cream, but only because that's what I have in the cupboard for the car.

I use the cream, but only because that's what I have in the cupboard for the car.

Cheers mate.

For dusting I use a microfibre cloth. Works wonders on my Bravia and PS3. Picks up all the dust.

Sad, but it's not really any different to proper cleaning and detailing a car

The duster just moves the dust around, and into, the lovely shiny surface - exactly what a sponge does to a car's paint...

MF cloth and some Meg's Last Touch here

Have AG Glass Polish in the 'other' toolkit, but never had to use it on AV stuff... yet. It's the right sort of product to bring out minor imperfections though, as it's got minor abrasives in it, so should bring out light scratches OK, without making it worse.

I also use car wax on kitchen surfaces; Collinite 476 is ace on granite - but maybe that's for another day and another thread

Steve

I've got some glass polish, might give that a go!

Perhaps one of those old pi$$ take threads on DW might give you some inspiration...

Animal Detail... - Detailing World

Meguiars do a plastic scratch remover which I've used on mobile phones etc with great sucess!!

Meguiar's Direct PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish

I did my sons PS-3 at the weekend with Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 & new microfibre cloth . got 90% of them out with ease , prob would have got more out but just tried it to see how it went .

Good to hear

I like the finish on some items, the PS3 being one of them - but on items such as laptops I just think it's completely unnecessary and items that get frequently handled just look awful with finger marks and smudges all over them :(

Steve

Meguiars do a plastic scratch remover which I've used on mobile phones etc with great sucess!!

Meguiar's Direct PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish

That would seem the ideal restorer for piano black, once the scratches are gone a microfibre cloth would be all you need for a quick buff up. Panasonic supply a microfibe cloth with each telly.

I also use car wax on kitchen surfaces

Steve

So have I

Nice and shiny but didn't last long.

Depends what you use

What did you try on it, and what surface was it?

Steve

It was Megs gold class wax on a normal worktop (shiny black stuff on woodchip not granite).

Still, it looked good for the viewers we had coming round.

It was Megs gold class wax on a normal worktop (shiny black stuff on woodchip not granite).

Still, it looked good for the viewers we had coming round.

ditto

For a badly swirled gloss laminate, maybe the fillers in some AG SRP and some EGP on top would have been better.

Well thank you all for your suggestions. I see some of you are as bad as me when it comes to scratches and keeping stuff clean.

I spent about an hour (okay it was more than that, i was bored) trying to remove the scratches from my Samsung Notebook (thats the one i use for my work so i used it as a test bed, before doing my other one, as it doesnt matter if its tatty as long as it works) which has a piano black lid. I tried Autoglym glass cream polish, then Autoglym SRP, Megs Scratch X, Megs PlastX and believe it or not i ended up using Farecla G3 with mutton cloth followed by a coat of SRP and then buffed with a MF. Using the Farecla has introduced small hardly noticeable scratched so i'll try and remove them another day.

Most of the deep scratches have gone but when i'm bored again i'll go over it again and see if i can improve the already mirror like finish.

Well thank you all for your suggestions. I see some of you are as bad as me when it comes to scratches and keeping stuff clean.

I spent about an hour (okay it was more than that, i was bored) trying to remove the scratches from my Samsung Notebook (thats the one i use for my work so i used it as a test bed, before doing my other one, as it doesnt matter if its tatty as long as it works) which has a piano black lid. I tried Autoglym glass cream polish, then Autoglym SRP, Megs Scratch X, Megs PlastX and believe it or not i ended up using Farecla G3 with mutton cloth followed by a coat of SRP and then buffed with a MF. Using the Farecla has introduced small hardly noticeable scratched so i'll try and remove them another day.

Most of the deep scratches have gone but when i'm bored again i'll go over it again and see if i can improve the already mirror like finish.

Next the fridge:rofl:

If anyone's got a piano black fridge I think they might need help

If anyone's got a piano black fridge I think they might need help

I'm sure a Rotary or DA will get the job done in no time at all as there mainly flat panels.:rofl:

Absolutely, but how long would it take to look cr@p again? Minutes? Maybe less

Perhaps one of those old pi$$ take threads on DW might give you some inspiration...

Animal Detail... - Detailing World

:rofl:

Seriously, Piano Black stuff is a nightmare, especially a laptop. It will never, ever, look clean :rotz: