Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

http://www.customaquatic.com/customa...D=aq&offset=90
Search for scratch remover in the site.
If you make a search in yahoo by Acrylic Aquarium Scratch Remover you will
find several results!!


By the way, what´s the size of your aquarium and what was the price, if it´s
not inconviniance.
Thx!

"SanDiegoFishes" escreveu na mensagem
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Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

http://www.customaquatic.com/customa...D=aq&offset=90
Search for scratch remover in the site.
If you make a search in yahoo by Acrylic Aquarium Scratch Remover you will
find several results!!


By the way, what´s the size of your aquarium and what was the price, if it´s
not inconviniance.
Thx!

"SanDiegoFishes" escreveu na mensagem
...
Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

Buff the scratches with a handkerchief and some silicone GREASE (not silicone
adhesive).

Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

Buff the scratches with a handkerchief and some silicone GREASE (not silicone
adhesive).

your best bet is to get an acryllic scratch removal kit, mine was about $15,
basically its a set of varrying grit high quality pads that you use to sand
the surface, up to 15,000 grit/in^2 I believe, then as a final step you use
their polish, who knows how high that grit # is and after only 45 minutes of
boring labor the scratch is gone, as beautiful and light as they
are....acryllic tanks are so damned easy to scratch :-(

"Nsty N8" wrote in message
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Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on
the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

Buff the scratches with a handkerchief and some silicone GREASE (not
silicone
adhesive).

your best bet is to get an acryllic scratch removal kit, mine was about $15,
basically its a set of varrying grit high quality pads that you use to sand
the surface, up to 15,000 grit/in^2 I believe, then as a final step you use
their polish, who knows how high that grit # is and after only 45 minutes of
boring labor the scratch is gone, as beautiful and light as they
are....acryllic tanks are so damned easy to scratch :-(

"Nsty N8" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,
I just picked up a used acrylic tank that has quite a few scratches on
the
outside surface. Is there anything I can use make these scratches less
noticable? Please let me know, thanks!
Fishes

Buff the scratches with a handkerchief and some silicone GREASE (not
silicone
adhesive).

Fixed the gouges in my 2.5G mini-bow last weekend. Pretty simple.

I couldnt find "aquarium scratch kits" so came plan B -- very fine
sandpaper 1500 grit and above.

None of my local auto-parts stores, home stores, or woodworking stores
had sandpaper 1500 or higher....then I tried Wal-Mart. Funny. They
had both 1500 and 2000 grit papers in the auto section. 2.95 a pack a
piece.

Besides paper, a rubbing compound is also needed for the last stage.
Walmart had some 3M for $6...but then I remembered I had some McGuires
ScratchX for my car at home. So I didnt buy any.

One vertical gouge was 6 inches long and a fourth inch wide. Rubbed
right out. 1500 perpendicular to the scratch....then 2000
perpendicular to that.

Since these scratches were on the inside -- and I had no place for my
fish -- I had to fix the scratches in place. Not sure if sand from
sandpaper would damage the fish, so instead of wet sanding, I drained
the tank down to a half inch below the scratch and dry sanded it.
Then I used the wax/polish. This did wonders. Seriously I think
liquid compounds may be all you'll need. Took 4 applications of the
stuff. One glass shop recommended I try toothpaste. Maybe that'd
work.

Was tricky not getting the wax or rubbed-particles in the water, but I
managed. I washed it really good before filling the tank back up.
Who knows what chemical additives were in ScratchX but the fish seem
fine after a week...

And to think I had my cat declawed. I thought the scratches were on
the outside.

Fixed the gouges in my 2.5G mini-bow last weekend. Pretty simple.

I couldnt find "aquarium scratch kits" so came plan B -- very fine
sandpaper 1500 grit and above.

None of my local auto-parts stores, home stores, or woodworking stores
had sandpaper 1500 or higher....then I tried Wal-Mart. Funny. They
had both 1500 and 2000 grit papers in the auto section. 2.95 a pack a
piece.

Besides paper, a rubbing compound is also needed for the last stage.
Walmart had some 3M for $6...but then I remembered I had some McGuires
ScratchX for my car at home. So I didnt buy any.

One vertical gouge was 6 inches long and a fourth inch wide. Rubbed
right out. 1500 perpendicular to the scratch....then 2000
perpendicular to that.

Since these scratches were on the inside -- and I had no place for my
fish -- I had to fix the scratches in place. Not sure if sand from
sandpaper would damage the fish, so instead of wet sanding, I drained
the tank down to a half inch below the scratch and dry sanded it.
Then I used the wax/polish. This did wonders. Seriously I think
liquid compounds may be all you'll need. Took 4 applications of the
stuff. One glass shop recommended I try toothpaste. Maybe that'd
work.

Was tricky not getting the wax or rubbed-particles in the water, but I
managed. I washed it really good before filling the tank back up.
Who knows what chemical additives were in ScratchX but the fish seem
fine after a week...

And to think I had my cat declawed. I thought the scratches were on
the outside.