Scrath removal on a cylinder

[bertcmg]

My Lab decided to get a better look at my new tank and managed to make a few small and one long vertical (18-19 inch ) scratch.

I know you can buff scratches out of acrylic by sanding it down.

Any special considerations when doing a cylinder ? ( 40 inch Dia X 40 high)

Where do you get the sand paper that fits onto a electric car buffer ?

The acrylic is 1/2 in thick btw

 

[AgentSPS]

You can gather some info from here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1458858&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

If you get a big enough polishing pad it should conform to the curvature of the cylinder.

 

[savethereef]

Check this out

Its a Cylinder tank when you get a scratch it will distort that section when you polish it. look at this video pretty cool it actually shows the guy that scratch it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhCcypZQ-c0

 

[bertcmg]

wow, that's very encouraging to see done.

while I am at it I think I will polish the whole tank too

many thanks

 

[savethereef]

Sure no problem. Did you see all the videos for that cylinder tank? glad i could help. Good luck

 

[sfsuphysics]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13341304#post13341304 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by savethereef
Check this out

Its a Cylinder tank when you get a scratch it will distort that section when you polish it. look at this video pretty cool it actually shows the guy that scratch it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhCcypZQ-c0

WTH is this? A reality tv show involving reef tanks? I think this is one I could get behind watching

 

[rottbo]

I cant believe that the idiot used a knife to cut the packaging