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Polishing Glass Lens?

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Ron (MT)

09-07-2002 17:46:26




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Gents,
I'm cleaning up the original guages on my 2N and the glass is a little pitted, almost to the point of opaque. Any idea how to clean them up? I was thinking about buffing compound and a Dremel with nylon brush, but I wanted to run it by you first.

Thanks!




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Dell (WA)

09-07-2002 22:49:01




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 Re: Polishing Glass Lens? in reply to Ron (MT), 09-07-2002 17:46:26  
Ron..... ...why it is certainally possible to polish your meter glass lenses and there are kits and businesses out there to do that.

It ain't worth my time or hassle. New oil pressure gauge is $10 and new ammeter is also $10. AND you will be able to read the printing better too, it won't be faded or rusted. And they will be accurate..... ....Dell



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prentice

09-07-2002 21:23:15




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 Re: Polishing Glass Lens? in reply to Ron (MT), 09-07-2002 17:46:26  
Ron: try the red rouge with the dremel kit. Use the felt wheel dremel has in the kit to apply it. That process is quite slow and it may be simpler to have a glass shop cut a new lens. One suggestion in an earlier thread was to have a watch or clock repairman do the lens change cause his tools are made to remove the brass bezel. His sources may be the source for a replacement lens if you go that way. We use this white stuff from the jewelry supply to polish glass. Its a little coarser than the red rouge. It can get a shine again from a ground surface and is faster than the red rouge. You can use toothpaste if you want, check it out on something unprecious first. Prentice

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CJ in Michigan

09-07-2002 17:58:19




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 Re: Polishing Glass Lens? in reply to Ron (MT), 09-07-2002 17:46:26  
You may be able to get a new glass circle cut at hardware store or glass shop- they use a cutter mounted on a compass mounted on a suction cup.
People use a paste-jeweler's rouge?- to grind and smooth mirrors for home-made telescopes but you'd have to use a flat surface to keep it even. I think a dremel would leave an uneven surface.
Maybe if you put some paste on another piece of glass and rub the pitted gauge glass face down it would wear the surface evenly.
Good luck!

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