tank empty glass wont clean cloudy please help!!!!!!

[joewallace2008]

i have tried paper towels on the inside soaked with water and distilled white vinegar and still nothing help i don't want to have to replace the front glass

 

[joewallace2008]

has anyone polished there tank glass through wet sanding on here all ideas and thoughts would be very heplfull thanks for the help

 

[ken55]

Straight (full strength) distilled white vinegar and some elbow grease. You said it was glass. You should be able to use some fairly rough sponges on glass without fear of scratching the surface. DO NOT do this if it is an acrylic tank.

If it is a smaller tank then it may be practical to fill it up (outside) and add some vinegar and then let it soak for a while. Of course this would have a lot to do with the tank size. Practical with a 40b or less but not so much so with a 300g. You get the idea.

Good Luck, Good Scrubbing.

 

[joewallace2008]

90 gallon tank this will be the third time with soaking with paper towel and i have scrubbed my *** off to be honest not the lazy type used scotch brite tried steal pads i was thinking of using a head light buffing kit in one corner to see if it would work

 

[joewallace2008]

i am willing to wet sand the whole tank and buff ,would like to know if someone else has done this before

 

[EllieSuz]

Have you scraped it with a razor blade after softening it with the vinegar?

 

[joewallace2008]

yup razor blade

 

[joewallace2008]

its still soaking as we speak this will be the longest soak trying 24 hours

 

[joewallace2008]

95 % vinegar

 

[ken55]

Holy wow... That's some serious stains. I have heard/read about folks using random orbital polishers/buffers (the automotive cleaning type) for this purpose but I can't give any recommendation on the subject. It's not something I have done myself and it seems to be a bit extreme.

 

[joewallace2008]

i mite have to live with it but hate to.I just ordered 600 bucks wroth of stuff to set this up and this is the last thing before i add water

 

[joewallace2008]

i will get polishing sand paper from my job tomorrow see if it helps on the side next to the wall so if i ruin it doesn't matter

 

[LikeWater]

Spent a whole week trying to clean my own 55 that was in pretty bad shape with thick calcium build up, foggy glass, etc. Vinegar soaking, a good scrapping, and a lot of time. It came out better looking but still not what I wanted so I decided to buy a whole new tank and sell the old one. I ended up getting a crystal clear tank cheap and it was well worth it.

 

[mgdth]

Vinegar and Magic Eraser

 

[crosshatch35]

Good old elbow grease..

 

[mcgyvr]

DON'T wetsand with sandpaper.. It will leave even more marks/fine scratches.. To get scratches out of glass you need cerium oxide powder and a soft buffing pad. NOT wet sandpaper..

 

[planedoc]

You need cerium oxide. It will clean it right up.

 

[joewallace2008]

cerium oxide powder at lowes?

 

[joewallace2008]

looking online should i call a local glass company to see if they carry it

 

[mcgyvr]

cerium oxide powder aka jewelers rouge
I think ace hardware or other hardware stores "might" carry it.. you can get it online easily though for pretty cheap.