Acrylic and scratches

cr8signs · 01/13/2008, 05:07 PM

What is the best way to remove scratches from the inside of an acrylic tank, WHILE still in use? Is it even possible? Tank houses corals, inverts, anemones and fish.

smontanus · 01/13/2008, 06:50 PM

I've got the same problem...still searching for a solution.

jlt23 · 01/13/2008, 07:06 PM

I bought a scratch removal kit from Marine Depot and I just sanded the scratches out with all live stock in it. I've done it a few times and everything seems fine.

snorvich · 01/13/2008, 07:08 PM

Likewise. There are different grades of sandpaper and you simply keep going until it is gone.

beaglelax · 01/13/2008, 07:56 PM

http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/acry...kits.htm#nc781

NC-78-1 Acrylic Restoral Kit

i used this kit can be used under water takes sometime but its well worth the pay off becuase the acrylic is back to beand new and i mean spotless i loved it

sundancer · 01/13/2008, 11:14 PM

Is it a danger that you might sand too much in one spot thus creating a low spot where a mag float might not be able to scrub algae effectively? I have seen such "buffing dips" on the outside of acrylic.

beaglelax · 01/13/2008, 11:33 PM

not that im aware of if you use the kit i linked you shouldnt have that problem and i dont think you can acheive that with hand sanding, with a electirc sander i think that could happen but not by hand...

01/13/2008, 05:07 PM	#1
cr8signs Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 37	Acrylic and scratches What is the best way to remove scratches from the inside of an acrylic tank, WHILE still in use? Is it even possible? Tank houses corals, inverts, anemones and fish.

01/13/2008, 07:08 PM	#4
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Likewise. There are different grades of sandpaper and you simply keep going until it is gone. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

01/13/2008, 07:56 PM	#5
beaglelax Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: monroe, ny Posts: 326	http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/acry...kits.htm#nc781 NC-78-1 Acrylic Restoral Kit i used this kit can be used under water takes sometime but its well worth the pay off becuase the acrylic is back to beand new and i mean spotless i loved it __________________ When life hands you lemons make lemonade Lead follow or get out of the way Current Tank Info: 75 F/O - 220 F/O - 525 F/O for now soon to be reef

01/13/2008, 11:33 PM	#7
beaglelax Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: monroe, ny Posts: 326	not that im aware of if you use the kit i linked you shouldnt have that problem and i dont think you can acheive that with hand sanding, with a electirc sander i think that could happen but not by hand... __________________ When life hands you lemons make lemonade Lead follow or get out of the way Current Tank Info: 75 F/O - 220 F/O - 525 F/O for now soon to be reef

01/13/2008, 06:50 PM	#2
smontanus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ketchikan, Alaska Posts: 31	I've got the same problem...still searching for a solution.

01/13/2008, 07:06 PM	#3
jlt23 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 712	I bought a scratch removal kit from Marine Depot and I just sanded the scratches out with all live stock in it. I've done it a few times and everything seems fine.

01/13/2008, 11:14 PM	#6
sundancer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 373	Is it a danger that you might sand too much in one spot thus creating a low spot where a mag float might not be able to scrub algae effectively? I have seen such "buffing dips" on the outside of acrylic.