polishing acrylic?
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reefnetworth
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do not use sandpaper!
any plastics dealer sells acrylic polish in different grades, depending on the depth of the scratch.
try yellowbook or your local yellow pages for a dealer near you, its about $7.00 a bottle.
if you still cant find it, try www.mscdirect.com i know for a fact they have it.
they also sell green, blue , black, yellow, red, and clear acrylic sheets. :thumbsup:
any plastics dealer sells acrylic polish in different grades, depending on the depth of the scratch.
try yellowbook or your local yellow pages for a dealer near you, its about $7.00 a bottle.
if you still cant find it, try www.mscdirect.com i know for a fact they have it.
they also sell green, blue , black, yellow, red, and clear acrylic sheets. :thumbsup:
Spooky208
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http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewI..._Removal_Kit_72000_Cleaning_Kits~vendor~.html
This is what we used and works well just takes time
This is what we used and works well just takes time
I've used Novus plastic polish on all kinds of acrylic/plastic. Also works great on scratched CDs and DVDs.http://www.novuspolish.com/
I get it through the company I work for, but you should be able to get it at most plastic wholesaler, West Marine used to carry it, not sure about now. Prospect Plastics should have it.
I get it through the company I work for, but you should be able to get it at most plastic wholesaler, West Marine used to carry it, not sure about now. Prospect Plastics should have it.
geo
Premium Member
rrefnetworth - I have read about others using sandpaper with a grit of around 1200 - 2000 for deeper scratches.
spookey208 - there were no products at the link and I searches for acrylic polish there and nothing came up
RedDmon - we have something like this from BOW - Boat Owners Warehouse for the final polishing
spookey208 - there were no products at the link and I searches for acrylic polish there and nothing came up
RedDmon - we have something like this from BOW - Boat Owners Warehouse for the final polishing
42un81
Member
The kit has 1500,1800,2400,3200,3600,4000,6000,8000 & 1200 grit micromesh each piece about 6"square. It also comes with a full bottle of ant-static cream.
Jewelers rouge and a buffing wheel on a high speed drill does a great job polishing out scratches that aren't too deep.
******* transformation.
Jewelers rouge and a buffing wheel on a high speed drill does a great job polishing out scratches that aren't too deep.
******* transformation.
buffing
buffing
Renee, I used to buff out alot of acrylic tanks. You can use sandpaper but make sure you go to a car paint place and get the wet sandpaper. It depends on how deep the scratches are as to what grit you will need to start out with. If scratches are really deep you may have to start out with 800 if they are not you can probably start with 1200. Make sure you keep paper flat when sanding to avoid dimples, we use to use a buffing wheel and an adhesive that would make the sandpaper stick to the wheel. After sanding with 800, step up to 1200, than 1500, than 2000. When you are done with the 2000 you than need to buff the tank with the novus acrylic polish to resore the lustre. Any questions let me know.
LarryV
buffing
Renee, I used to buff out alot of acrylic tanks. You can use sandpaper but make sure you go to a car paint place and get the wet sandpaper. It depends on how deep the scratches are as to what grit you will need to start out with. If scratches are really deep you may have to start out with 800 if they are not you can probably start with 1200. Make sure you keep paper flat when sanding to avoid dimples, we use to use a buffing wheel and an adhesive that would make the sandpaper stick to the wheel. After sanding with 800, step up to 1200, than 1500, than 2000. When you are done with the 2000 you than need to buff the tank with the novus acrylic polish to resore the lustre. Any questions let me know.
LarryV
LarryV,
Thanks for the info.
I just picked up a "project tank", 210 acrylic with deep scratches. I am sure that I can not polish this one by hand. Could I use an iar tool like a jitterbug 1/4 sheet sander or a DA? Should the tool provide orbital or random sanding patterns? Which number Novus acrylic polish did you use after the 2000 grit wet dry? Thank you
Thanks for the info.
I just picked up a "project tank", 210 acrylic with deep scratches. I am sure that I can not polish this one by hand. Could I use an iar tool like a jitterbug 1/4 sheet sander or a DA? Should the tool provide orbital or random sanding patterns? Which number Novus acrylic polish did you use after the 2000 grit wet dry? Thank you
