For Thomas: Got Glass Scratches?

[tbui1178]

lol

[ssrprelude]

Don't hate me cause you have small tank syndrome.

[myjohnson]

Don't hate me cause you small. )

[ssrprelude]

F you!

[myjohnson]

My tank is eurobraced and is heavy as all hell.

Get Jim to sit in your tank and do it.

[bicnvu]

Confirm these rules before starting..
**Both arms has to move around freely
**Polisher pad has to lay totally flat on the glass at all time
**Your running on pretty high rpm so if the pad is not securely flat, your polisher will jerk and vibrate.

[tbui1178]

My tank is eurobraced and is heavy as all hell.

[bicnvu]

Maybe I can help...The information provided is based on glass, not acrylic..
Tools:
Variable speed polisher - Prefered up to 3500 rpm. At lower speed, it won't do much.
Glass squeegee - any cheap one so you can wipe and inspect if scratches are visible
Cerium Oxide - 99% purity - Cerium oxide is what industry jewelers use to polish diamond and gold to make them shiny. The more the purity the better.
Polishing pad: Hard (hard) felt pad. If felt pad is too soft, the cerium will only soak through and won't be effective. Try leather if you can find some. Prefer 5-6 inches pad.
Flexible backer pad - If you decide to go with 5 inch felt pad, then you need 5 inch backer board
Spray water bottle - to hold mixed content of water and cerium oxide. Spray directly on glass or felt pad
Furniture dolly (option) – Easier move big tank and store after done.

Try it on: Fine scratches but if you got the will, nothing can stop that. Just remember too, if you polish deep scratches, there will be a ghosting/hue effect on your glass. So, to avoid ghosting/hue, a larger polishing area is required.


Don’t try it on: Deep scratches that finger nail can’t run through. If you have a few deep scratches, no problem. If whole tank has deep scratches, I would hesitate to start.
**Tanks with euro brace – absolutely no room to move arms around. If you have a few scratches, then sure
Hope the information can be a good starting point..good luck

[Joe Reborn]

yo come to Dallas and buff my tank, forget the 6pack foo i will get ya a case of cold ones!

[myjohnson]

If you let me have it for free I'll take that mung.

I'll buff those scratches out too!

It's called elbow grease foo!

[tbui1178]

LOL! Nah..the scratches I have are too deep for that - IMO.

Thai, if my 180g is big enough - want to use it for your massive tank you are about to roll on?

[myjohnson]

Yeah but he can just tell his maid to do it!

This foo straight ballin.

[ssrprelude]

True that!

[76dragon]

Thomas too ballin for that much work.

[tbui1178]

Sounds like too much work for my lazy self. I rather buy a new tank, plus I got some stuff in the tank now that I would not want to risk that experiment on. :)