:( acrylic tank buffing saga !!!!

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darkmindzz

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well i am thoroughly disappointed.. :mad2::swear::confused::help:

the side of tank when i first tried went fine.. but my elbow grease was no match for the scratches on the front sides of the tank... sadly am thinking of putting this project to rest .. .. my logic is this..

to for sure get it back to perfect is to take it to a shop... shop charges 50 per hour to buff... this will cost me 100.00 minimum.. along with the 30-40 i have spent so far on scratch removal cream and sand paper .. not to mention four small acrylic sheets and glue i would need to plug those holes with into the bottom... those sheet would be 2-3 dollars each.. .. cutting to the point the cost with the shop work would make it worth it.. but with shop cost included.. this 55 gallon acrylic aquarium i got for 5 dollars on ebay is not worth the money.. i can get a 55 gallon glass AQ like others have mentioned..

so anyone have any suggestions.. if not i am thinking of putting this up far trade for some free fish or a 10gallon tank heater i need for my dwarf puffer tank..

PICs of current tank status..

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thats the reason i will never buy another acrylic tank i bought a used one not quite in as bad as shape as yours finally gave up on it and gave it to my friend to use as a feeder holding tank since it didnt matter if it was all scratched up.
 
the guy i bought it from used it as a sump tank i think..
but yeah i am glad i gave it a try..
 
I guess since you never plugged the wholes you didn't try filling it up. 80% of the scratches won't show up probably when filled with water. Still a good tank though, good effort.
 
acrylic tank buffing update

If you are going to use Novis products, try the buffing with a power buffer,like what you would use on your car to buff wax, I have done serveral tanks this way. It will take time, stick with the #3, use the #2 as your final buff. If you are not satisfied with this process, you can wet-sand the scratch starting with grit #600 to remove the scratch, then follow with #1500 grit followed by #2000 grit, finish with a power buffer using a product called Metal Luster, a polish and oxidation remover, this will remove the sanding marks and return the acrylic clear. If you have many scratches on any given side, I would power sand the entire side with the above grits and then buff. I work for a auto dealer and we use this process to refinish acrylic headlite lense.
 
thanks taylor.. but i have already given the tank away in return for ember tetras and a bag full of java moss...

i am happy and i dont have a big empty tank sitting in my living room anymore.. maybe next time but for now.. i am a glass AQ type guy
 
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