Acrylic tank buffing/polishing service

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Anyone know where I should start ? I need to have the inside of my tank buff out as there are a few scratches and I'd like to have the whole entire inside (front and two sides) buff.

Or anyone interested in taking on the project ? I have a few weeks while the tank is down to get this done. Let me know if you're interested, we can talk about fees and etc. I do have orbital sander, just need the labor to get it done.

It's a 600 gallon, 10x3x2.5 ft
 
There was a vendor at MACNA selling some sort of scratch remover for acrylic tanks... The demo looked like it worked well, but I don't have an acrylic tank so didn't grab a flyer or pay attention to the name. Hopefully someone else remembers more about them and will post info.
 
I have scratch removal sanding paper here LOL, I was really looking for an overall buffing on top of scratch removal. I'd hate to have un-even shine/polished area along the surface of the tank.
 
The vender at MACNA was geared more towards Aquariums and large scale scratch removal/repairs. You can try the novus products, but man is it a beat down! Here is what I managed to do:

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But I also started this project with the sandpapers, starting at 200 going up to 3000 grit. And then I used the Novus 2 and 3. And then I also used an additional polish I bought online, and used a corded drill with a buffing wheel to help. It was a ton of work, but the tank was free, so it just cost my time and about $100 in materials (had to reseal it). The scratches I left are much deeper than what I was willing to take away from the surrounding areas, and I did manage to distort one spot (on the back side, so no one will see it, but it happened real fast so be careful with that buffing wheel!)
 
I know how to do it, I've done it plenty in the past. With work and family, my time is very limited and I'd rather pay someone to do it rather than buffing my tank for days after 16 hours of work LOL.
 
[flash=][/flash]@shse666 wrote:
I talked to the guys at MACNA. You either ship them your tank said:
I talked to those guys at MACNA and They told me that they try to get a few tanks in one area to do at one time to try to help with cost. You might see if there are enuff people that need it and which would help. He also told me that hey can buff it with the tank full.
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Man, do I consider myself Lucky !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a company that performs this service about 30 min away( in Los Angeles, Ca ).They go by the name California Acrylic Desing . They did my tank 2 and a half yrs ago and did an amazing job. If I remember correctly it cost me less than $300.00 for a badly scratched 125G tank. The pics don't really do their work justice, but I'll share anyway. I've put a few light scratches on it since, but nothing that would warrant another buffing....YET...jajajajajajajaja. If I still own this one in another 2-3 yrs, I might have them come to me and redo the front and sides.
 
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