Acrylic Scratches

spudjnr123

spudjnr123

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Alright all, so here's the deal I have one of those magnetic algae scrapers, bad idea with fine gravel. a friend of mine decided he wanted to "help" and scrape the algae of aquarium, I heard the scraping before I saw it...

Anyways, I have a nice larger area of scratching, and I have to fix it, so you all know the drill, what's the best/cheapest/value in acrylic scratch repair. I don't think it's too deep.
 
After looking it up on google, I couldnt find any cheap, DIY mthods of scratch repair. Next time you go to home depot, maybe you could ask for it. IM sure they have something.
 
:confused: No real experience w/ inside surface repair but draining & housing the fish elsewhere temp. I imagine would be necessary. The best product according to my tank mfg. is http://www.novuspolish.com/ . I guess there are others but this came w/ the tank. After completion of repair, a good rinse/wipe/rinse should improve your viewing area (hope the scratches aren't too deep). The multi-product approach is pricey but the results are worth it so far for me. "T"
 
I just polished my entire tank inside and out with Novus polish; 1,2, and 3. I am very impressed with the results although it took ALOT of work. I don't have a buffer, so it was all polished by hand, and the harder and longer you work at it the better your results will be. I had scratches on the inside that I could feel with my fingernail, and now they are totally invisible. But, it might not fit your application because I did this with a totally empty tank as the polish does get messy.
 
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