Hey everyone. Well, my dad wanted to clean the gunk on the inside of our 100 gallon plexi tank and scratched it all up. Would it be worth it to try to polish it up. I know there are some kits to get rid of the scratches in the tank but do they really work because they are kind of expensive? They also say that you can polish the tank even with the fish and water still in the tank. Is there another way like finding the finest grit sandpaper for wetsanding cars and use that? Also, how much work is involved in polishing the tank?
Polishing Plexi Tank
- Thread starter Dr_Shakalu
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Novus 1,2,3. No, you have to drain, yes there are other alternatives, but none are as easy, and a random orbital sander is your friend.
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I just purchased a couple of Meguairs sanding blocks, 1000 and 2000 grit. I'm going to hit my acrylic tank with these and the Novus treatment this weekend, I will let you know how it works out. I would guess you could use the sanding blocks with water in the tank but it may need a buffing after the sanding for best results. They also make a 3000 grit block, this might be adequate for finishing without buffing?
I have been working on my tank this AM with the Meguiars sanding blocks. So far, it is going well. Somewhat time consuming and a little difficult to get a good finish after the use of the blocks, but it looks like it will work well. I'm thinking a 3000 grit block may have been beneficial in removing the fine scratches from the coarser blocks, but so far I have managed to get it looking good after the sanding with a buffer and Novus 3. I would think the Meguiars blocks would work well in an occupied tank.
CharlieTuna;4624529; said:
Can you post before and after pica of your 210? I really want to see how the buffing and polishing and sanding came out! Thanks charlietuna!
CharlieTuna;4624650; said:
Hey I know your busy but when you post the pictures can you show us how you know that the plexi is scratch free without adding water to test it? Thanks in advance, The Doctor
Dr_Shakalu;4625289; said:
I have a thread on my build going with a few pics in it, I will post some more tomorrow, but here is what I have done so far
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363133
As far as being able to see the scratches, you can really see a difference from the polished and non-polished sections. Scratch free? Probably not, but I think once filled with water it is going to look nice. It is my understanding that the scratches are less obvious with water in the tank? Guess I will find out soon.