WAVES Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 One of my service accounts has some scratches, not particularly deep, but long and very white. they are on the outside of the tank. Anyone know of a good acrylic polisher guy/gal? James at Envision would be great, except its not exactly his forte' he isnt interested in doing it. any recommendations would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPSCALES Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Have you tried novus two and three yet? If the scratches are to much for novus Three I would try to sell them a new tank. Any time you remove large scratches with micromesh you are removing material which is going to cause distortion when looking in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Have you tried novus two and three yet? If the scratches are to much for novus Three I would try to sell them a new tank. Any time you remove large scratches with micromesh you are removing material which is going to cause distortion when looking in the tank. Does some have this local? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefin' Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/Novus-1-2-3-8oz-Plastic-Polish-Cleaner-8-oz-Kit-NEW_W0QQitemZ4466770786QQcategoryZ20606QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. all u need is #2 and#3. its about $10 each bottle(8 oz.)at a plastic shop. u would basically get #1 the cleaner for free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPSCALES Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Tap plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ahbrit Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 i have enough micromesh for about 100sqft all different sizes The kit cost me $70 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkto Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 You can get a small kit (sheet of each grit 1500-12000) at rockler or woodcraft for around $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ahbrit Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 There's a woodcraft on 99W very close to 217 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Thanks Travis Ill try the novus, if I can just get the white to go away, it should be enough. Its in a bar and its a 340gal tank, so replacing it wont be an option (they wont spend that kind of coin again for a few scratches Im sure of it). Ill work on it a bit with just the novus and see how it comes out, they can then decide if they want to find a "professional". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkto Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 *Disclaimer: Advice given in this forum is for entertainment purposes only Maybe James will jump in here but if you just want to clean up the scratch a butane torch should work fine... Just don't get it too hot or it will start to off gas and bubble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrylics Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Joel, I'm not sure what your time frame is but I'll try to take a look-see at it this weekend. At least maybe I can try to tell ya what it needs Shame though that this happened, it is a nice 375. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I have a client that needs his 120 buffed out before setting it up, is there someone who dose this? When using the #2 and #3 do you use a electric polisher or just pad and get to buffing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefcam Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Joel, which bar? But I have used Novus #3 and #2 on my entire tank, inside and out and does a nice job. If there's lots of scratches, get a wheel buffer, unless you want to work on your arms. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moovinfast Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I have a client that needs his 120 buffed out before setting it up' date=' is there someone who dose this? When using the #2 and #3 do you use a electric polisher or just pad and get to buffing?[/quote'] I'm pretty sure the Seahorse does them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Talk about reviving a thread from the dead..lol Novus works awesome, i've used it myself. I never used a buffer but I suppose it would work if you used it just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I bought this stuff called flitz and it worked awesome on the out side of my tank. I bought it at ace hardware for 7 bucks.Now all i have to do is get the ones out of the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefcam Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If there are lots of deep scratches like I did from a sea urchin, I used 400 - 12000 grit wet sand paper and used a square sander to resurface my tank. My sander is a 3 prong type so I had it plugged into a GFCI outlet. Just in case I drop the [language filter] thing, as I was working with water too. Then finished up with Novus #3, #2 and acrylic polisher as the final step. The tank will never look like it was brand new, but good enough where you have to know what a new tank looks like to see the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks for the help, just got a call from him and he found a guy to do it for him so he's happy, the guy allready works for him so the guy is going to do it for free. Think for the future I'm going to scratch up some scrap acrylic and see what I can do to bring it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 dont do that!! that leads to stress and eventuallyCRAZING(scary)(scary) i am a NOOB and i buffed out with some novus (didnt even bother with the 3) and i had good results. use a car waxing buffer attached to a drill for application. easy peasy good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergebmw3 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Trautman it won't lead to stress no worry all u are doing is sanding the acrylic down and then bufferying it. In order to get stress u need to be buffing on one spot with a buffer pad on high speed for some time. I work with acrylic and sanding and then buffing is best when u have a lot of scratches and deep ones. Just like waxing a car not picking on you bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 OOPS. i tried to respond to the suggestion of flame polishing! should have probably looked first at the bottom lol yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrylics Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 the torch trick *kinda* works, still leaves the scratch, just polishes the white part, but it stresses the material so don't advise it. 3 other good choices: * Novus 2/3 by hand, #1 does squat for scratches, just a cleaner. I you use 3, be sure to use 2 after * Small buffing wheel in a drill, use Novus 2/3 (I hate 3 but has it's place) - just make sure to use lotsa Novus so you don't burn the acrylic. * Micromesh, the *complete* kit, the kit available at Woodcraft is not the same kit available at Micro-surface.com (kit NA-78-1 or MA-1) There are a coupla other kits out there, but cost much more $$ James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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