iPod Touch scratch removal

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After looking all over the net for good method's to remove scratches from the back of an iPod Touch (2nd Gen in this case) Saw method's from banana skin to toothpaste!

I finally found something which worked, is cheap and simple to do.

The product is called 'Autosol - Metal Polish'. This stuff is normally used on chrome bike parts and cookers for removing rust and protection.

The tube (That I've used barely a 20th of) was £2.99 on the bay including shipping.

All you need to do is put a pea sized blob on a lint free cloth, work it in with some circle motions. Leave it for a bit and buff it off with another lint free cloth. Rinse and repeat as many times as needed (In my case 8times) You could use an electric buffer with a large soft end but I was quite worried about heat generated so I stuck with elbow grease :)

Took a couple of before and after pictures, unfortunately I only had my iPhone to hand but I can assure you the results are amazing.

Before:

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After:

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Hope this helps someone, took me days of research to find something suitable. I'm very happy with the results.
 
Nice, it looks a lot better without the scratches. I think I have a tube of Autosol thermal paste somewhere, I didn't know that they did other things also, I'll have to give this a try. :)
 
Glad I could help!

Just did it on my iPhone chrome bezel too...Worked a treat! I've started to look around my house for scratched chrome stuff now!
 
Autosol is exactly what I used on my iPod Touch when I sold it to clean it up, great product.
 
Hmm, interesting. I might pick some up. I got my iPhone second hand and it looks like someone had been playing ice hockey with it.
 
Takes some doing by hand but the results are great, tempted to use my dremel on low speed for some of the deeper scratches. One or two of them which you can't see great in the pictures.
 
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