Not sure of this idea, but at my work we make hearing aids made from acrylic
and to finish off the aid and to make it showroom shinny we paint it with a
clear laquar, the acrylic can be sanded back rough as guts and then when
covered with the laquar it looks like glass. I also use the same principle
on my pinball machines playfields, I slightly sand the diamond coat back
(like automotive clear coat, or nolathane) then spray the thing. It might
work on the tank, but I am not sure of the type of acrylic it uses.

But the brand of clear coat I use is made from Dupont. Its so hard after
drying that you can throw a ball bearing at it and it won't crack. It might
work for you, not sure.

-Andrew


"New Guy" wrote in message
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Hello,
I have had the fotunate luck of strolling through my fathers garage to
find a 55 gallon Sea Clear acrylic aquarium. After wiping the drool from
my
mouth when I was told I could have it, I began thinking about how to
restore
it.

There are numerous fine swirl scratches and some moderate ones on the
inside
and outside of the tank. The ones on the inside tend to disappear when I
filled it up with water to see if it would leak but the external ones and
some of the internal ones still show.

I saw in a previous reply Fish Guy mentioned he had 20+ years
experience
with acrylic and I wanted to ask you veterans of the group as well.

I would like to get this tank to a "showroom" finish. Can I
polish/restore this tank? If so, how? I want to polish the interior as
well. I am fairly handy and love "elbow grease" jobs so time and effort
is
no issue.

Thank you all for your responses in advance!