Fixing scratches?

MikeP · #1 09-01-2006, 10:49 PM

I'm picking up a used tank on the weekend. I haven't taken a really close look at it but it is a bit old so I assume that there is scratches in the glass. The tank is free so I'm taking it no matter what but I was wondering if there is a good way to polish out any scratches.

Thanks for any help

Delphinus · #2 09-01-2006, 11:06 PM

With glass, I don't really know. Supposedly there is some kind of kit you can buy to buff out scratches from car windsheilds, but I kinda doubt it would work real spectacularly.

Acrylic of course should be possible to buff out.

My 75g which is my main reef, the tank is pretty old and it's scratched up pretty badly at the bottom (I think the guy before me had a silica based DSB in there). If I keep it spectacularly clean (razor blade clean) then you don't notice the scratches as much. Of course, not having a scratched tank would be much nicer, but whatcha gonna do..

Flusher · #3 09-02-2006, 12:19 AM

"Jeweller's Rouge" should take out scratches from glass. I never tried it, since I didn't want to empty my tank to buff out the scratches. It might be worth a shot if the tank is empty when you get it.
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Midknight · #4 09-02-2006, 02:59 AM

Ok, so where would someone find this "Jeweller's Rouge"?

Flusher · #5 09-02-2006, 03:04 AM

That I couldn't tell you.

Try an online search, or call local glass shops.
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MikeP · #6 09-02-2006, 05:07 AM

I'm having the tank re-trimed and re-braced (150 bucks) I asked the guy thats doing it about getting rid of scratches and he said all you can do is replace the front glass (another 150 bucks). Now we're getting close to the price of a new tank! The only reason I'm able to set up a tank this size is cause I'm getting most the stuff for free. I will call a glass shop and ask them about buffing scratches out. Unless someone can tell me a method that had worked for them. I will also check into that jeweller's rouge.