I just picked up a 75gal acrylic tank that used to be a saltwater tank. It had some nasty scratches on the left side of the tank. The scratches were pretty deep cause I could feel them with my fingertip. Off to HomeDepot I went to get a rotary buffer. I already have an acrylic scratch removal kit and Novus 1, 2, & 3. The whole process took me about 2 hours to do. In the before pics, those white spots next to the long scratches are also scratches too. The previous owner had layed a bunch of rocks against this side of the tank. Here are some before and after pics. Let me know what you think and how I could have done it better. Always open for suggestions.
This is the before pics:
As you can see in the above photos, the scratches were pretty bad so I started with a 600 grit sand paper. After the sand paper I buffed it with Novus 2 to see how it turned out. This is what it looked like:
It still had some minor scratches so I used 1800 and then 2400 grit sand paper. After that I buffed it with Novus 2 again. I think it looks 80% better than before so I called it quits. The minor scratches shouldn't be too noticeable when filled with water. I'm definitely open to any comments or suggestions, this is the first time I buffed an acrylic tank using sand paper. Here is the final results:
This is the before pics:
As you can see in the above photos, the scratches were pretty bad so I started with a 600 grit sand paper. After the sand paper I buffed it with Novus 2 to see how it turned out. This is what it looked like:
It still had some minor scratches so I used 1800 and then 2400 grit sand paper. After that I buffed it with Novus 2 again. I think it looks 80% better than before so I called it quits. The minor scratches shouldn't be too noticeable when filled with water. I'm definitely open to any comments or suggestions, this is the first time I buffed an acrylic tank using sand paper. Here is the final results:
Amazing how Novous and some elbow grease works on acrylic uh?
