I have this rod which has a scratch that doesn't seem very deep and wondered if this is something I can fix by myself.

Luckily, the scratch is mostly on the whipping



I wondered if it is worth trying to polish it out?

In reply to Post #1
Give it a good polish with toothpaste...

In reply to Post #1
Black T Cut from an auto product outlet

Thanks for those suggestions, I'll give those a go and see how I get on

In reply to Post #4
Mask it either side of whipping rub scathes with light wet dry then paint with fast dry paint on lacquer I have done this I used an large artist brush after would never know
it was there advice is when paint on lacquer do it in one move don't go over it then u get no brush marks

Bit of an odd suggestion . But if you can get hold of white gorilla glue, it has to be white, not clear or brown. A gentle sand of the scratches, then rub on really small amounts with the edge of a folder sheet of paper kitchen roll. It'll take a few applications, but it dries in an hour, and doesn't run.

BEWARE though - Don't be tempted to paint it on, or apply thickly as it will expand and foam up, ruining it. But applied by wiping on hardly any at a time, and rubbing off, it creates a nice finish. I recently used it to refinish a pair of MK1 Armalites, after scraping and lightly sanding but it's usually used by the split cane guys... There's an split cane article online of you search for it.

In reply to Post #6
I've done it around 12 times over the years so it works every time so I didn't think it was an odd suggestion as your replacing the lacquer that was already there

In reply to Post #7
I meant I was making an odd suggestion!! As not everyone would expect rubbing glue on with a paper towel as a method to use

In reply to Post #8
I see lol