Posted March 6, 2018 Hi, So my acrylic glass case has 100s of tiny scratches all over it! I believe it's because I have been cleaning it with a paper towel and not cloth. Is there any product or household items that can remove these? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 6, 2018 Wet sand it with some very fine grit sand paper, wipe off the sanding debris with wet wash rag, let it dry, wipe again, spray with clear coat. Osmium: NFC Skyreach 4 // i7-8700k (delidd) // GTX 1080 // 32GB DDR4-3200Mhz // 1TB 960 Evo M.2 // 1.1TB MX300 m.2Peripherals: Razer Blackwidow // Razer Orbweaver // Razer Kraken // Logitech G502 // Logitech K830 // LG 34UC88-B Usage: Adobe Lightroom // Adobe Photoshop // Web Dev // Recording Gameplay // Video Editing // Portable Gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 6, 2018 Author 2 minutes ago, Revamp said: Wet sand it with some very fine grit sand paper, wipe off the sanding debris with wet wash rag, let it dry, wipe again, spray with clear coat. Okay, thank you very much! I'll definitely try this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 6, 2018 1 minute ago, GAMINGGUY said: Okay, thank you very much! I'll definitely try this out. No problem, this also works for headlight/taillight repair for scuffed up headlights. Just make sure the damage isn't on the inside or it's pointless lol. Osmium: NFC Skyreach 4 // i7-8700k (delidd) // GTX 1080 // 32GB DDR4-3200Mhz // 1TB 960 Evo M.2 // 1.1TB MX300 m.2Peripherals: Razer Blackwidow // Razer Orbweaver // Razer Kraken // Logitech G502 // Logitech K830 // LG 34UC88-B Usage: Adobe Lightroom // Adobe Photoshop // Web Dev // Recording Gameplay // Video Editing // Portable Gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 6, 2018 It's way cheaper and about 10x less time-consuming to have a piece of acrylic custom cut and replace it yourself than to try to carefully repair the acrylic that's already in the case. Odds are unless you have a lot of experience it won't look good, and that's not a commentary on you that's a commentary on almost no one realizing how difficult it is to make small scratches go away without making it worse. __ __ .-'.' .-. '.'-. .'.(( ( ^ `> )).'. /`'- \'._____\ (_____.'/ -'`\ |-''`.'------' '------'.`''-| |.-'`.'.'.`/ | | \`.'.'.`'-.| \ .' . / | | | | \ . '. / '._. : _|_| |_|_ : ._.' ````` /T"Y"T\ ````` / | | | \ `'`'`'`'`'` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, violentnumeric said: It's way cheaper and about 10x less time-consuming to have a piece of acrylic custom cut and replace it yourself than to try to carefully repair the acrylic that's already in the case. Odds are unless you have a lot of experience it won't look good, and that's not a commentary on you that's a commentary on almost no one realizing how difficult it is to make small scratches go away without making it worse. Wet sanding is pretty foolproof, literally just toss a few pieces of sandpaper in some water, or sand it under running water. However getting the acrylic out can sometimes be tricky. Some cases are easier than others doing this. If you try to sand it while it's still installed, you will likely scuff the case's paint. Osmium: NFC Skyreach 4 // i7-8700k (delidd) // GTX 1080 // 32GB DDR4-3200Mhz // 1TB 960 Evo M.2 // 1.1TB MX300 m.2Peripherals: Razer Blackwidow // Razer Orbweaver // Razer Kraken // Logitech G502 // Logitech K830 // LG 34UC88-B Usage: Adobe Lightroom // Adobe Photoshop // Web Dev // Recording Gameplay // Video Editing // Portable Gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 7, 2018 Its acrylic no matter what you do it will always scratch easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 7, 2018 5 hours ago, violentnumeric said: It's way cheaper and about 10x less time-consuming to have a piece of acrylic custom cut and replace it yourself than to try to carefully repair the acrylic that's already in the case. Odds are unless you have a lot of experience it won't look good, and that's not a commentary on you that's a commentary on almost no one realizing how difficult it is to make small scratches go away without making it worse. Most acrylic windows have some janky mounting system with bent tabs in holes.You'll end up having to break the tabs or the window getting it out.Then replacing it is another nightmare its self.Its acrylic you learn to live with scratches and dust sticking to it.Or upgrade to a case with tempered glass if you want a window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 7, 2018 Author Would acrylic scratch remover work?! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 7, 2018 Novus I can reccomend Novus as I have used it to buff up Plexi and acrylic on an arcade. It has a heavy and fine grade abrasive for different depths of scratches and an plastic cleaner/antidust repellent. I have even used it with a buffer on some real nasty scratches and got them mostly out - not recommended as it to 3 days to do aand left a clear distortion in the Plexi due to how much buffing I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 8, 2018 Author 17 hours ago, Maurer said: Novus I can reccomend Novus as I have used it to buff up Plexi and acrylic on an arcade. It has a heavy and fine grade abrasive for different depths of scratches and an plastic cleaner/antidust repellent. I have even used it with a buffer on some real nasty scratches and got them mostly out - not recommended as it to 3 days to do aand left a clear distortion in the Plexi due to how much buffing I did Ok thanks, I’ll do some research on it and see if I wanna use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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