Buffing scratches from acrylic aquarium

[Tombones]

Has anyone had experience buffing scratches from an acrylic aquarium?

 

[laserjim]

Use NOVUS Plastic Polish

 

[Tombones]

I'm talking about using a sander to get deeper scratches out to the point it can be buffed. anyone with experience?

 

[laserjim]

I'm talking about using a sander to get deeper scratches out to the point it can be buffed. anyone with experience?

Yes , Ive used a sander with sand paper from the auto shop. Easy to do. Just time consuming.

 

[tigger2577]

laserjim

did you buff the black back also?

 

[laserjim]

Yes I did, just to get the big stuff off. A lot off the little scratches disappear with water in it.

 

[Tombones]

Did the acrylic have any distortion or did it look new.

 

[tigger2577]

you have to make sure you wet sand, and do not let the area you area sanding get to hot or you will melt / distort the acrylic. if you keep things slow and cool you should be fine. I need to buff my tank but I have decided to do this by hand, I am to nervous to do this with an electric sander, yes I know it is a lot more work doing it by hand but hay if it makes me feel better doing it by hand the that is what I am going to do

 

[hockusspockuss]

Hi tom is raffy ,I did mine and came out like new.i need to stop by your place .

 

[slag009]

I did my display its 48x30x30. It is a time consuming process. I started with 400 grit wet sand paper and went to 800 grit with a electric sander. Make sure you keep the sand paper wet and always moving. Then went to harbor freight and got a variable speed buffer and used it with the novous 123 system. The power tools definitely make the job a lot easier. There are some videos on YouTube that are worth watching.