There had to be something on the sponge (or glass) to scratch it like that...
This has been the age old question of glass or acrylic. I have heard and personally myself removed even worse from acrylic but I have searched and never found any proof of removing scratches like that from glass. Of coarse you will find 1-2 people who say it’s possible but where are all the pictures of before and after of glass tank scratch repairs.Can anyone here tell me if they have bought used tanks/accidentally scratched glass with sponge and successfully got all the micro scratches out and the glass looks NEW using cerium oxide? If so can you please tell me the tools used and so forth. Thanks you.
Apparently scotch brite is abrasive to certain glass.
No I have not ye, that’s all I’ve been reading about tho is cerium but still don’t know the exact tools/ pads to use. I’m waiting for someone that has come across this exact problem to tell me what they used that worked and came out crystal clear glass.
I tagged Joe from glass cages because he has more glasswork experience than anyone I know. Maybe he has experience with cerium oxide he can share.
No worries! I hope he can give his two cents!
Can anyone here tell me if they have bought used tanks/accidentally scratched glass with sponge and successfully got all the micro scratches out and the glass looks NEW using cerium oxide? If so can you please tell me the tools used and so forth. Thanks you.
Op posted this in 2022 i was commenting for the sake of @Bitcoin Reefer who was unaware of the scotch brite sponges causing scratches im sure the op has since upgraded or moved on from that tank by now....but it was same kind of issue used scotch brite to clean glass....used the green side and scratched it....
Ah! Sorry, didn't read everything in detail. My bad for derailing.
Yea im doing the haze shown up above from calcium deposits and few scratchs but not very deep.... work at a glass facility working with annealed and tempered glass the cerium oxide is a technique that is used there as well....but the red cerium oxide works better then the white. The stuff shown above does help for swirl soft scratches but anything deeper then that you can forget about it....also i am currently using it on glass that has hardwater etching ( haze embedded in the glass itself) takes time yes but with the right tools and pads can actually go pretty quick cant be afraid to use force and push pretty hard when using to help clean up the haze or micro scratches.....ive tried a lot of things lately on this tank i received for free. If i could get one full afternoon with it it would probably be done. But 3 kids 2 dogs and 2 other tanks take a lot of my time let alone work itself....really not bad when you get a routine but be prepared to have someone that truly cares about you give a good shoulder massage at the end of the day lol....
Ah!
Ok, the red must be a coarser grit?
This would have been my guess.
Didn't realize this was a solution - I've experienced this haze before on some of my older tanks. Will put it in my pocket for later. Incidentally I collect straight razors, and use the green paste when i need a little umph pre-stropping.
So your pretty confident you can buff these out with the CrO2 paste? I see a buffer wheel being used above. I would think s sponge might be better (like used for car wax) - it would transfer more of the force you're talking about to the paste, and paste to glass...
Can't even imagine. I've got a fiancé and one kid, and i can't keep up lol!
