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Help, fine scratch on outside of tank


parrdog

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G'day All,

I just accidently scratched the outside of my tank sad.gif . The scratch is very fine, you can't feel it with your nail. Since this scratch is very fine and on the outside of the tank can it be removed safely.

Thanks for your help, this really has bummed me out,

Jamie.

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Jamie

The simplest solution would be to turn your tank around if that was possible. That would depend on the state of the other side, if you have a background fitted, weir, plumbing, etc.

There is a good article that discuses the use of Cerium oxide to buff the scratches out. It also suggested to use of silicone but stated that it didn't do the job. The article can be located here.

http://www.bostonaquariumsociety.org/html/faqs/scratches.htm

I haven't had to worry about removing scratches but would be interested if you found something that works.

Ged

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Clear nail polish I have tried, seems to help but not 100%. Worse case you can remove it with nail polish remover. I tried HCl once, it didn't work for me.

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toothpaste is a good cutting compound - it was used in Shop A in high school as the last buffing medium on acrylic edges

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