acrylic polish
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Topic: acrylic polish
Posted By: Crazy Tarzan
Subject: acrylic polish
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 3:34pm
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I picked up a used nano the other day for my wife, but it was cleaned wrong, and now has a bunch of scratches in the plastic. I've 0000 steel wooled out the major part of it but need something to give it back a polish--anyone know what I can use to do so? Thanks, Nate ------------- Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ? Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing |
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Posted By: ssilcox
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 3:36pm
I heard somewhere that you can use toothpaste on acrylic to polish out scratches... although I dont have any acrylic tanks to test it on... 
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Posted By: clismi
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 3:43pm
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Has anyone tried the Novus products? I've used them before, but not on acrylic tanks. Novus 1 is a nonabrasive cleaner. Novus 2 is a mild abrasive/polish for fine scratch removal. Novus 3 is a more aggresive abrasive/polish for major scratch removal. I wouldn't use the Novus 3 on acrylic, but if someone has tried Novus 2 on acrylic, I'd be very interested in their results. I've heard one common use for Novus products is cleaning and removing scratches from acrylic windshields on airplanes. I've used it before in restoring/cleaning collector quality pinball machines. I've bought them from suppliers on the web and seen them automotive paint stores. |
Posted By: Ryan Willden
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 5:23pm
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Nate, I have all three of the Novus 3 step Acrylic products if you
want them for $10. Ryan 801-718-5123 |
Posted By: rstruhs
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 9:06pm
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Try the boat shops, I used to buy something (Can't remember the name of it) to take the scratches out of my "plastic" windshield, I also used it on my eyeglasses. It worked great! ------------- Rodney, Sandra, Jeffery, and Laura Struhs South Jordan, Utah 98th South & 40th West. (801) 282-2744 75 gallon reef 55 gallon reef 55 gallon FOWLR 20 gallon FOWLR |
Posted By: tomason
Date Posted: May 13 2004 at 11:12am
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I used Novus 2 on an acrylic nano tank. It worked pretty well. I got it and the buffing wheel at Regional Supply.
I polished the outside corners of the tank, not the inside. Does anyone know if the inside would need cleaning before adding animals? -Tom |