Acrylic tank scratched

[Airgoose2222]

I sanded, buffed, and cleaned the one side so far. It was pretty cheap on Craigslist, so I figured, why not. It has come out pretty good thus far. First time working with acrylic. And thank everyone on these forums for the info on doing this!!


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[Airgoose2222]

Finished the other side!! This turned out great! Should make for an awesome saltwater tank! Just finishing painting the stand and some rinsing of the tank and that's it.


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[joshlandis24]

Pretty cool lil tank man,
A guy by me has that same tank with a granite stand an canopy,
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[Airgoose2222]

Finally up and running. Threw a couple feeders and a rtc/shovel nose hybrid in it for now. Just waiting for the bubbles to go away...


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[SpyceyMeatball]

Tank looks awesome! Btw what steps did you take to fix the scratches? I recently came across an acrylic tank at a price I could not say "no" to, and I soon found out why! partly due to my own user error of using the rough side of a sponge to clean it and make perfect circles of scratches. Car headlight restoration kit?

 

[Airgoose2222]

Thanks! I used a Mother's brand headlight kit, and I also bought some extra wet:"/dry sand paper to make sure the scratches came out. I used 800, 1000, and 2000 grit. All bought at autozone. One thing I would say is to be sure you use plenty of water when sanding. Otherwise it will not buff out properly and leave it with a dull/fuzzy finish. I learned the hard way and had to redo mine. Good luck!!


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