my new baby... AKA The Café

[N1tew0lf1212]

Extremely hazed its crazy

 

[fishguy242]

Soak n scrape, test area, see what works best.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Extremely hazed its crazy

I did vinegar+baking soda and razor blade scrape on my old refurb.

When wet less haze.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Extremely hazed its crazy

A lot of people report having luck with magic erasers... Might be worth a try

 

[Nate Chalk]

A lot of people report having luck with magic erasers... Might be worth a try

That's a good idea melanine sponge box of 100 Amazon $20.

They are basically finely polishing the surface.

 

[fishguy242]

put enough fresh water in to cover bottom silicone, straight vinegar soaked towel pasted to glass
scrape ,see what you come up with

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

A lot of people report having luck with magic erasers... Might be worth a try

Grabbed a whole 12 pk no luck lol

 

[Nate Chalk]

 

[Mhamilton0911]

So hard water stains are actually etched in the glass. I would try scraping as much Coraline or other stuff that's on top of the glass, then rinsing and try buffing. If you don't want to order, try getting a headlight restoration kit, (harbor freight, Walmart, or any auto parts store) comes with small buff pads that work with a drill, and it'll come with compound and likely sandpaper too, but I wouldn't use the sandpaper, that'll make buffing take a lot longer. Usually can find these kits under 20$. If you see improvement then you can get a bigger size buffer or more compound, but the small kit will let you see if you get anywhere first.

I bought a huge variety of pads and such when I buffed my small acrylic tank. Love them.

And yes, they do bring back dull and faded headlights. I do this all the time to customer cars, even before they made handy dandy kits.

This is the kit I ordered, but I bought compound separate. Any car buffing compound should work, or use novus for acrylic. Buffing compound does come in different grit, like sandpaper, so you might need more than one type, extra cut is coarser and fine would be for finishing. I've been buffing fresh painted and existing painted cars for 20 years, so I can definitely guide you. Glass is much more forgiving than a fresh painted panel.

 

[Petcrazyson]

looks good. I am not a fan of textured walls or ceilings. My places are always smooth drywall...

Nice to see you back friend! How many cups of coffee already? I didn’t have coffee this morning, had hot cocoa

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Pretty much clean but hazy gotta figure something out

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Pretty much clean but hazy gotta figure something out

Is it still hazy with water in it?

 

[Goaway]

Extremely hazed its crazy

There is a cleaning vinegar. The acid is higher than normal vinegar. If you attempt that. Regular vinegar is 5% acid, while cleaning is 6%. Yes, that 1% matters. Sorry, this job is a lot of elbow grease. Anything that wont scratch glass, means more work.


A lot of the times...

Is it still hazy with water in it?

When filled with water and cleaned on a regular basis, this stuff does break down as well. I have had nasty water lines on all my tanks that lacked a sump.

Told you, I'm glad I don't have to clean that beast.

 

[StatelineReefer]

 

[fishguy242]

There is a cleaning vinegar. The acid is higher than normal vinegar. If you attempt that. Regular vinegar is 5% acid, while cleaning is 6%. Yes, that 1% matters. Sorry, this job is a lot of elbow grease. Anything that wont scratch glass, means more work.


A lot of the times...

When filled with water and cleaned on a regular basis, this stuff does break down as well. I have had nasty water lines on all my tanks that lacked a sump.

Told you, I'm glad I don't have to clean that beast.

Was gonna tell him vinegar n Bleach, he'd be done in an hour...

 

[Mhamilton0911]

Was gonna tell him vinegar n Bleach, he'd be done in an hour...

That advice is for the bad people.

 

[Mhamilton0911]

Ok Cafe, wish me luck, I bought a meat slicer for jerky and it means business. Hopefully I can complete a finger count when I'm done....

 

[Goaway]

Was hoping one of my fish would assist in helping me, the one time they could of been useful, they give me the cold shoulder...
This pectinia is probably 4x5 now.



Looking for a glass scraper to replace the flipper. The price of these blades is stupid!

 

[fishguy242]

 

[StatelineReefer]

That one looks so much better than it did last night. Still not convinced that brighter one is a different color form, just more used to brighter lights.