Gaza Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I had a smooth rock sitting on a large piece of driftwood to help get it to sink-well it worked because it sank some and the rock must have hit the inside of the tank leaving a small shallow but noticeable scratch mid way right in front. Its 10 mm glass and I'm wondering can I just use wet/dry sandpaper rather than some cutting paste, as I'd rather not empty the whole tank to remove the scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 You will need to use some sort of polish after the sandpaper just to buff out the small scratches left by the sand paper. Maybe try the finest sand paper you can.. Probably best to try on the lid or something first to make sure you wont make it any worse. I used a kit to get scratches out of plastic was called a micro mesh kit and I had the acrylic version but noticed in the pack there was an aquarium one as well.. I dont know where to get it from (as the one I used was at work) maybe google it in nz or ask around mitre 10 etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaza Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thanks for your reply -I did end up getting a window scratch repair company around. I emptied the tank just below the scratch. He actually drilled a small hole in the scratch, caught any glass shavings on a rubber lip thing , and then filled with non toxic resin, buffed it up and the scratch totally disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 That's a great tip. Gaza. How much did it cost to get it repaired? It seems like they knew what to do (catching the bits, using non-toxic resin) did they say they have experience doing fish tanks before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaza Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I was charged $20.00 min call out fee, which I was happy to pay. The guy that did the job said it was only his second aquarium , and that he knew what resin and tools to use due to it being on the inside glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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