Best Polish for Gold Plate??

[Realloth]

Any one ever polish gold plate before? any suggestions?

[Savvy]

This is all you need ...

Harly Wax - The Most Famous Wax in all the World.

Harly Wax is Made from 100% pure Number 1 Yellow Brazilian Carnauba Wax.

No cleaners, powders, admixtures or thinning agents to harm your gold finish.

Just lovely carnauba wax.

Harly Wax does not crack, crumble or bubbly in the can,

but only velvety smooth for easy supple application.

You will be amazed at the dazzling gold finish that all will also protect and preserve it from tarnish and fading.

[Kerbus]

Harly's a good pure carnauba based wax. Not sure if the most famous/ best in the world in terms of cars, but yes, it will do OK. To brighten the goldplate you 'll want to rely more on chemical cleaning rather than abrasion for the reasons listed above. I have the complete set of English Custom polishes I use on plated surfaces on boats and motorcycles. They seem to have the perfect blend of both chemical and abrasive polishing action depending on which polish you choose. All of that is over the top in terms of just protecting a watch though. If you go with a cleaner- wax, something like Meguiar's in the maroon tub, that should safely clean the plating. You could protect it with a wax, or a synthetic car sealant- Liquid Glass, Meguiars NXT Generation for store bought, Klasse or Zaino for the online high end stuff. I persoanlly have been protecting with Collinite. Got that at Auto Zone.

[kevin300z]

I use Brasso on my TT Sub. Works perfect. Polish once a week.

[Kerbus]

I use Brasso on my TT Sub. Works perfect. Polish once a week.

Yep, does well. If you top with the wax, you'll have some pretty decent protection. I re do every few months. Got a 2001 Sub that's still looking pretty good.

[Guest TTK]

Do NOT under ANY circumstances use Brasso or any abrasive cleaners on a plated watch......if the watch is water-resistant..run it under a tap........if not...can you take the movement out....use mildly warm water and Fairy liquid....washing up liquid....and polish with a lint free cloth......if you can't do that....use a good liquid window cleaner......it's best of you can mix it with some vinegar....the vinegar is acetic acid in about 4-8% part solution...so is ideal as a descaling agent and also helps to give a nice shine to highly polished surfaces....hence the reason window cleaners and old biddys use it to wash windows....!

Edited April 11, 2006 by TTK

[jonthebhoy]

....hence the reason window cleaners and old biddys use it to wash windows....!

Applied with scrunched up newspaper as well but I wouldn't for a minute suggest you use the newspapers to clean your watches!

JTB

[Kerbus]

On these new real 14K and stainless bracelets, you should be able to use a mild abrasive/jeweler's rouge. If it's anything like 14K jewelry, it ought to get out just about all mild marring from use. I use it on jewelry with excellent results.