Wet Sanded Acrylic Front Panel While Fully Running

[mrx66699]

I took advantage of one of the perks of an Acrylic tank and wet sanded the front panel I had been meaning to do to take care of a few fine scratches I had put into it in its first year of running ......wrapped the inside magnet in 5000 paper and it came out SWEEEEEETTT took almost every fine scratch out on the first pass.......for anyone that wants to know use the 5000 water proof paper and sand the entire panel first vertical then come back over it horizontal .....when you are looking directly at it its hard to tell there is a panel even there it looks like the water is floating in air till you look from an angle and see light reflecting off it....let me know what you think....

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[geoplane2]

Sorry I don't see a pic .

 

[dotcommer]

Where did you get the sand paper from?

 

[Linesider]

nice...wish it was that easy for me.. i cant seem to get the haze out after using 5k almost like i need to buff it still..

 

[mrx66699]

not sure why the pic is not showing up I will fix it tonight

 

[albano]

Sorry I don't see a pic .

EXACTLY !... The panel is so clear now, you can't even see it!

 

[Diesel3443]

Curious to see it as well lol

 

[mrx66699]

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[Diesel3443]

Looks good. Is all you did sand it up and down then side to side? Thinking about trying it.

 

[Sagz70]

Just out of curiosity.. do you have a stock list of your tank?
Loving your clowns!

 

[mrx66699]

Looks good. Is all you did sand it up and down then side to side? Thinking about trying it.

Yes you sand vertical all of it ...entire panel then horizontal entire panel ....very easy to do

 

[mrx66699]

Just out of curiosity.. do you have a stock list of your tank?
Loving your clowns!

13 clowns...30-40 or so wrasses would need to count them ..blue throat trigger..2 lyertail anthias..5 sunburst anthias..blond nasso tang..a couple dwarf angels..hippo tang...bandit angel..fox face ...and I'm sure I forget 1 or 2 ..wrasses are my focus mainly leopards other than my bandit angel who is my fav of the setup ....

 

[Diesel3443]

Cool. I'll have to try it

 

[geoplane2]

EXACTLY !... The panel is so clear now, you can't even see it!

So it is !! LOL

 

[r2odie]

Where did you get the sand paper from?

+1! Looks awesome!

 

[mrx66699]

sorry did not see this .....I got the paper from a friend but they sell it at autobody shops and boat owners warehouse.....they do not sell high grade paper at hd or lowes ...

 

[albano]

...they do not sell high grade paper at hd or lowes ...

You can buy it from Amazon

 

[Diesel3443]

They may sell it at auto parts stores as well

 

[mrx66699]

They may sell it at auto parts stores as well

Nope ....too high of a grit.....would need to be a paint autobody shop and even then they usually don't carry that high unless they are a high end custom shop

 

[rovster]

Matt, did you get rid of your whale?