removing a lot of hair line scratches on acrylic?

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So I got this 180g filled it up and it looks really blurry cause its got so many scratches cause the previous ower was using a kitchen scrubber that just ruined it but i know it can be fixed and was wondering what is the easiest way yo do it? a drill with some kind of buffer attachment?
 
I have been doin some reading online and have heard a lot of ppl having problems with the solution and is not getting the results they were looking for. I am pretty sure you can buff it out with a cotton wheel on a drill but just want to make sure that someone has done that and didnt have any issues
 
use all 3 steps of novus, i used a polisher from harbor frieght and a car waxer to finish it off, dont buy the novus at a fish store buy it from a plastic shop will be half the price. it even works great by hand
 
+1 for Novus 1 2 3. it's great stuff....BUT you will need a direct drive buffer for best results, not those cheapy random orbit buffers. a direct drive buffer on high speed will give you great results and will remove fairly deep scratches. if theyre too deep you may need to sand it first with some 1500+ grit sandpaper.

this is what you will want for the best results:
HitachiRotaryBuffer.jpg



and NOT this:
ccr20060401cp_s03.jpg
 
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