Polywatch in the test - small tube, big effect?

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 13.07.2020

Polywatch in the test - small tube, big effect?Photo: Stephan Gölnitz
Polywatch in the test - small tube, big effect?

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Fitness trackers and GPS watches are a constant companion for many when doing sport. Scratches and scuffs are inevitable. How well can this be repaired with special products?

Scratched displays are annoying - because good GPS watches are not exactly cheap and because scratches impair readability, especially in sunlight.

"Normal" scratched watch after one year of usePhoto: Stephan Gölnitz"Normal" scratched watch after one year of use

With the tested Polywatch Plastic Polish All the fine scratches could actually be removed and the deeper scratches at least "rounded off" and minimised to such an extent that the surface became much more attractive and the annoying light reflections largely disappeared. However, the very deep scratches took much longer than 2 to 3 minutes to polish. After processing, these are no longer sharp-edged, light-refracting craters, but can only be recognised when viewed from the side - but they have not completely disappeared either. I repeated the recommended process about 5 to 6 times, i.e. polished for about 15 minutes. A plastic chip for shopping trolleys, absolutely flat on one side and wrapped with a piece of the polishing cloth supplied, proved to be helpful. The tube will probably suffice for a similar polish. With a price starting at around six euros (seen at Amazon , and for Voelkner and for Conrad Electronics ) probably a worthwhile job in most cases with visible success. You just shouldn't expect really deep scratches to disappear completely - that would probably require a lot more material to be removed. The pack contains a tube with 5 grams of polish and a piece of polishing fleece.

After polishingPhoto: Stephan GölnitzAfter polishing
Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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