not too impressed with Novus - instructions please?

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not too impressed with Novus - instructions please?

So I managed to locate Novus at our local Harley shop - just as its been posted here before. So I bought #1 and #2 - they didnt have #3, and tried to work out a section on a bezel I have. It looks as if it has a slight hazing across it like someone wiped it down with a chemical that doesnt like plastic too well. I tried the heavier on it by hand - didnt even touch it. Is this somethign that has to be put on my a buffer or DA?
 
First off, throw away the #1 for removing scratches you can see. Don't get #3 unless you want more scratches.

And Novus won't really get away scratches if you can FEEL them, too.

Otherwise, get a cloth rag, but some Novus on the rag, use a lot of elbow-grease and polish the hell out of it. After a good 15-20 minutes, you should start seeing an improvement. If you have a power buffer, it might speed thing up. Let each attempt dry, then buff it off with a clean rag and it should be nice and clear again.

And there might not be anything that makes it better....
 
Noveus is fantastic stuff, I use it on my laser discs for my laser games, I also use it for my pinball playfields before I wax them! Are you letting it haze up like car wax and then buffing it out? Are you using 100percent cotton rags? I use it for filling scratches but if its very bad or hazed due to a chemical reaction I don't think noveus is gonna fix it! The stuff is great for certain things and I swear by the stuff.

Joe(acejedi)
 
Using anything powered with Novus will likely cause heat damage to the plastic and start melting it. It is meant to be hand polished. Perhpas a very slow random orbit polisher might work but keep it moving a lot. But a high speed device will melt the plastic.

Novus 3 definitely does work, you just always have to follow up with Novus 2. Don't just apply Novus 3 as it's a rougher formula and needs to be polished with the finer Novus 2. Never reuse the same cloth for 3 then 2. Always keep separate.

I've successfully restored shine to dulled Nintendo CP buttons (since they're hard to find), and also removed a compete fog from a Coleco handheld Frogger game that someone tried to clean with rubbing alcohol. Yes it takes time and lots of arm work, but it does work well.

If you feel a scratch/hear your nail catch it, you likely can't do much for it, but using #3 then #2 you can remove a fair amount of the most noticeable part.
 
I have used it on all of my pinball machines playfields and plastics for years. Everyone that comes over to play them say they look almost new.
 
This is not a quick fix. May take several applications. For bad scratches I use some stuff called liquid ebony. (most body shop supply carries it) then go back to novus to clean it up.
 
i've had pretty good luck minimizing and eliminating scratches with #3 on it's own. i've yet to feel like i need to follow up with #2 or #1. i've been using paper towels and lots of elbow grease.

my wife recently used the Novus with my random orbit sander and a buffer pad on a charity coin sorter at her work; she said it didn't take out the big scratches but it did make the plastic look a lot cleaner and clearer.
 
#1 is a waste of money and #3 can be too harsh. We use #2 a lot and it will leave a film or haze, but then we use pledge or glass clener afterwards and it looks awesome.
We recently shot a video of us using novus on a pinball playfield look for it next week
tim
 
We use car wax and a high speed buffer and it works great and is fast. Just have to be careful
 
i have never used novus. To fix a bezel or marquee I just sand it with 500 grit and go up to 4000 grit on an orbital sander. then I use a cotton rag and aluminum polish i get from walmart of all places. Shines up like nobody's biz.
 
#1 is a waste of money and #3 can be too harsh. We use #2 a lot and it will leave a film or haze, but then we use pledge or glass clener afterwards and it looks awesome.
We recently shot a video of us using novus on a pinball playfield look for it next week
tim

pledge AND glass cleaner will yellow clear plexi over time, you are better off using simple vinegar and water to clean plex
 
how much time...have over 20 games at work that are now 9 years old that get cleaned nightly with pledge and at least monthly with glass cleaner...no yellowing
 
i have never used novus. To fix a bezel or marquee I just sand it with 500 grit and go up to 4000 grit on an orbital sander. then I use a cotton rag and aluminum polish i get from walmart of all places. Shines up like nobody's biz.

I'm in agreement with Prok here - for deeper scratches, sandpaper is the way to go. Then you can work your way "up" to either super-high grit sandpaper, or to Novus (which in my experience Novus 1 starts to have an effect when you get to 1600 or so grit sandpaper). Pics of an Asteroids bezel project: http://picasaweb.google.com/gregafree/AsteroidsBezelScratchRemoval
 
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