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Unread 08/21/2010, 12:12 AM   #1
Kronic87
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how to remove scratch from acrylic tank?

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Unread 08/21/2010, 12:18 AM   #2
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Any suggestion?
They sell scratch kit removers for acrylic, its pretty easy to do but just a bit time consuming.
http://www.amazon.com/Quixx-00040-US.../dp/B00164QBKM


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Unread 08/21/2010, 12:21 AM   #3
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Heat it with a heat gun.


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Unread 08/21/2010, 02:29 AM   #4
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Heat it with a heat gun and then what jordani?

Rctoners that stuff works good? do u have to polish any thing out after?


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Unread 08/21/2010, 09:21 AM   #5
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Uh, no... don't take a heat gun to anything... especially underwater

Kronic... you have to be a little more specific to get a better/proper answer. Where is the scratch, inside or outside of tank?
What kind of scratch, fine hairline barely visible but bugs me kind of scatch or deep enough to catch a fingernail in, like what some people might instead call a gouge?



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Unread 08/21/2010, 12:12 PM   #6
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I have a load of micro scratches in mine, the guy who had it before me used some sort of abrasive cleaner, possibly for glass. i bought the novus#2 and a cheap buffer from home depot and it took out alot of the little scratches, if you have a larger deeper scratch go with the #3 and then the #2. It's really easy to use but I wouldnt want to do it by hand I know that.


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