kids and acrylic

[Kelsey Cummings]

AIEEEEEEARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

I guess I just learned my lesson about keeping my mag scraper up in the
corner of my tank. Is there anyway to remove scratches from the inside
of a tank while there is water in it or is it a drain (and completely
empty) so you can buff the scratches out proposition.

-K

PS. I didn't yell at my 6 year old.

[George Patterson]

Kelsey Cummings wrote:

> Is there anyway to remove scratches from the inside
> of a tank while there is water in it or is it a drain (and completely
> empty) so you can buff the scratches out proposition.

There's a product used in aviation to remove scratches from acrylic windshields
called "MicroMesh." It contains several different grades of abrasive cloth. The
usual use is to polish with a medium grit or coarser until the scratches are out
and then work through the finer grits until you're really just polishing the
acrylic. It's rather labor-intensive.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

[KurtG]

George Patterson wrote:
> There's a product used in aviation to remove scratches from acrylic
> windshields called "MicroMesh."

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=RB1551

Seen this and includes wet applications. I've never used it, so I'm not
necessarily recommending it.

--Kurt

[Cindy]

* Kelsey Cummings wrote, On 12/26/2006 8:41 PM:
> AIEEEEEEARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!
>
> I guess I just learned my lesson about keeping my mag scraper up in the
> corner of my tank. Is there anyway to remove scratches from the inside
> of a tank while there is water in it or is it a drain (and completely
> empty) so you can buff the scratches out proposition.
>
> -K
>
> PS. I didn't yell at my 6 year old.

Ouch, I feel your pain. My son-in-law's 6-yr-old played with mine, but in a
glass tank, so all I have to do is retrieve the inner magnet eventually...

Cindy

[Wayne Sallee]

Cindy wrote on 12/28/2006 4:31 PM:
> * Kelsey Cummings wrote, On 12/26/2006 8:41 PM:

>> PS. I didn't yell at my 6 year old.

But I would not have been soft and nice with him either.

>
> Ouch, I feel your pain. My son-in-law's 6-yr-old played with mine, but
> in a glass tank, so all I have to do is retrieve the inner magnet
> eventually...
>
> Cindy

Glass can scratch too, if you get sand in between the
magnet and the glass.

Try the micromesh for the acrylic.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets