Thread: Repairing scratches in scales

Is there any way to repair initials carved into black plastic scales?
My sister bought a Clauss USMC razor for me on eBay recently and it has someones initials carved into the scales I have repaired small scratches with CA glue but I am not sure how it will work for intials scratched in. Any ideas? I was wondering about trying the black colored CA glue that one company sells but I am not sure if that will work.

There's basically only 2 options as far as I know if you intend to keep the scales…either fill them with something or try and sand them out. I don't see why black CA wouldn't work to fill and then sand smooth. I guess there's only one way to tell..try it out and if it doesn't work then replace the scales

How deep are they,gotta pic?

I got a ton of ideas for you. If not too deep just sand them out and polish the plastic back. Never tried the fill and sand but that sounds like a good idea if deep and the colors match. If it's in the right spot why not cover it with a plate. Have it engraved with your initials or perhaps you could find a small plate or insignia you could size and thin then apply over. Just thinking with my fingers here.

Here is a picture pixelfixed. 10Pups, I would like to keep it original as these USMC razors are collectors items. My sister paid $200 for this one which is a lot I think but she wanted me to have one.
I could probably sand it out but what I have noticed is that some of these black scales produce a rust colored dust when sanding and some are not the same black color after sanding.
I had that happen recently on a Geneva Magnetic Steel razor I bought from a friend. The rusty/brown tinge is visible in the scales after sanding them. Anyone else notice that?

Originally Posted by ProudMarineDad

Here is a picture pixelfixed. 10Pups, I would like to keep it original as these USMC razors are collectors items. My sister paid $200 for this one which is a lot I think but she wanted me to have one.
I could probably sand it out but what I have noticed is that some of these black scales produce a rust colored dust when sanding and some are not the same black color after sanding.
I had that happen recently on a Geneva Magnetic Steel razor I bought from a friend. The rusty/brown tinge is visible in the scales after sanding them. Anyone else notice that?

The rusty brown in my limited experience goes away with a good polishing with mothers or Maas. What grits did you sand them with?

Originally Posted by meleii

The rusty brown in my limited experience goes away with a good polishing with mothers or Maas. What grits did you sand them with?

Look like they would easily polish out.try to keep all orig if possible

Originally Posted by meleii

The rusty brown in my limited experience goes away with a good polishing with mothers or Maas. What grits did you sand them with?

I sanded with 400, 600, 800, 1,000 and then used my Micromesh system.
Thanks pixelfixed.

I had a Filarmonica 14 with initials carved into the scales very similar to yours, I can see yours look very easy to take out using some Micro mesh, start with 800 go through the grit ratings by the time you get to 6K your plastic scales will start to polish and there will be no initials or scratches left, here's the Filly and just about 1/2 inch below the pivot pin there was a large initial carved into the scales, as you can now see there's not a trace left.

That does not look as bad as I imagined. Definitely save as is. You got it out ?