How to fix a scratch on a UV cube

[2x2MasterYT]

A kid at school scratched my RS3M V5 UV badly. I have a comp in 22 days. Can I fix this?

 

[SpeakCuba]

A kid at school scratched my RS3M V5 UV badly. I have a comp in 22 days. Can I fix this?

I don’t believe so.

 

[EthanMCuber]

A kid at school scratched my RS3M V5 UV badly. I have a comp in 22 days. Can I fix this?

could you send a picture? If it's bad, probably not

 

[2x2MasterYT]

Here are the scratches

 

[TheSpeedSkewber]

Here are the scratches

Could you circle them? I only see a scratch on the last one

 

[2x2MasterYT]

Could you circle them? I only see a scratch on the last one

Yeah

 

[Garf]

A kid at school scratched my RS3M V5 UV badly. I have a comp in 22 days. Can I fix this?

Get some clear UV coating and apply it to the cube.

 

[2x2MasterYT]

Get some clear UV coating and apply it to the cube.

WDYM

 

[2x2MasterYT]

They are circled now

 

[JDAW6]

They are circled now

It’s ok for non bld events

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

Plastic is tricky to repair, especially to a similar look/texture of it's pre-damaged form. Perhaps you could see if any cube shops have spare pieces or caps to purchase? I know TheCubicle used to sell individual pieces--not sure if they still do though. There's definitely time to order a new part if you can.

 

[2x2MasterYT]

Plastic is tricky to repair, especially to a similar look/texture of it's pre-damaged form. Perhaps you could see if any cube shops have spare pieces or caps to purchase? I know TheCubicle used to sell individual pieces--not sure if they still do though. There's definitely time to order a new part if you can.

But I'm 12 and I'm Broke

 

[Garf]

WDYM

So I UV coated some of my cubes. I got a clear gel UV coating and a UV lamp from Amazon. I put it on and the looked amazing.

 

[Discomantis]

It’s ok for non bld events

Actually, this is not true. If you have a scratch on a piece such that it is differentiable from other pieces, it is not legal. This applies to sighted events as well.

 

[JDAW6]

Actually, this is not true. If you have a scratch on a piece such that it is differentiable from other pieces, it is not legal. This applies to sighted events as well.

Top left and top right corners, I competed with this chbe

 

[Garf]

Top left and top right corners, I competed with this chbeView attachment 31588

that's because they aren't very noticable and during a solve you weren't thinking about them.

 

[2x2MasterYT]

that's because they aren't very noticable and during a solve you weren't thinking about them.

RIP RS3M V5

 

[Discomantis]

RIP RS3M V5

You can buy replacement parts from the cubicle. Also, what comp are you going to? I have an RS3M V5 and would be willing to let you borrow it if we are happening to go to the same competition.

 

[Isaiah Scott]

Looks like he definitely lives in New York

 

[Discomantis]

Looks like he definitely lives in New York

It’s still worth a shot