Insta360 - How to Remove a Scratch From Your Lens

It's REALLY easy to scratch the coating on an Insta360 Camera lens. But if you get yourself a buffing wheel and some buffing compound, you can actually remove the coating and the scratch pretty easily.
In this video I show how to buff out a scratch and restore an Insta 360 Camera Lens!
LINKS TO BUY SUPPLIES:
The Dremel 3000 Tool: amzn.to/3L0Bc7O
Buffing Compound: amzn.to/3MuqBD2
The Bits Kit for the Rotary Tool: amzn.to/4colkb8
Microfiber Cleaning Kit: amzn.to/3VSCPuB

[@Weisz]

This is a really really good video dude, great work - the high-quality shots didn’t go unnoticed! Very helpful, and much better than the other tutorials on this subject.

[@ChaseJamison]

Great video, hope I'll never need it lol. I started a KZbin channel a few months ago (not this account) and I like watching your channel to see the different frames, shots, etc. you use to make your videos. The sliding camera wide angle shot for instance is fun to imagine myself rigging together in the future. Looking forward to the new studio video! I just changed up mine as well, so I've been binging studio set up videos lately.

[@pinnacle_moto]

Thank you for this. I have a minor mark, not even a scratch on mine so I will try with the fine compound. Did you notice any different in the video quality once you did this?. I'm wondering if it's more noticeable on the stich line.

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@pinnacle_moto it’s actually not noticeable in the stitch line. The video looks great after this!! 10/10 would recommend

[@andresalfaro6849]

Thanks! I use mine for Real Estate mainly, and I scratched it when I dropped it on a HARDWOOD FLOOR. I think you're right about the material used, because glass doesn't scratch that easily. Anyway off to Home Depot.

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@andresalfaro6849 it’s now a couple months after I made this, and I can confirm no negative side effects for me!

[@SgtJamesRay]

That was extremely helpful thanks

[@soulrebelja]

Hello, What about the link for the compound that you used for the repair?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

Oh! I didn't add that in there.. I actually bought the ones I used at Home Depot, but these are the same thing - amzn.to/3MuqBD2

[@soulrebelja]

@@NicholasJamesJohnson thank you

[@igizzeh]

With this technique, is there no risk of damaging the UV protection and causing to appear an aura in the videos?

[@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE]

This technique will completely remove the UV protection - but it does not cause an aura in the video.

[@sthasaurab940]

Can you show the long term review of buffing the lens?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

Thats a good idea! Its only been a couple of months since I did that, though... It exactly the same as the day I did it so far. But I'll put that on the list of videos to make and I can get into the nitty gritty zooming in on stuff to see if I can mark any degradation.

[@omgprince4727]

what as the coating?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@omgprince4727 I’m not sure what the coating is, but it’s definitely “soft” because people are getting scratches from wood surfaces. That said, after doing this to mine, there’s no noticeable difference to the video quality.

[@boutrosboutrosboutrosboutros]

Definitely glass lenses on the insta3601R

[@ganeshjavhare1947]

Skipp to 3:37 for main content ....thanks me later

[@sclogse1]

You don't want to inhale any of that fine abrasive. Or the fibers on the buffing wheel. At least use a simple Covid mask if you don't have anything more sophisticated.