Freakin glass!

[Cherub]

Well I've spent a good 5 hours cleaning it and it looks like utter crap. I completed the stand and am ready to put water in it but it looks horrible! I'm afraid I will set it up and want to rip it down again. I painted the back black and the trim as well. Buffing it might work you think Heffe?

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[Heffe01]

I would think it should work. Maybe test it on one side that you wouldnt mind painting to make sure it doesnt scratch the glass. Have you tried a razorblade? Other options I could think of would be to try moistening salt with vinigar to make a paste and applying that so it can sit for a while and react. Or try some of that glass stove top cleaner (be carefull though cause it is kind of abraisive).

 

[KhensuRa]

I still say soak it over night in the bath tub with Cascade, then if it works you can clean it really good again with Vinager. I have used cascade to clean may forms of glass. Key is hot water and let it soak like a mofo. Plus add a small pump of some sort.

 

[Cake_Boss]

Are those calcium stains Gabe?

 

[Zoalander]

Orrrrrrr break it and claim insurance!

 

[CRW Reef]

Maybe try bar keepers friend, less than $3 at king soopers.

 

[Wicked Color]

green brillo pad, super sharp razor scraper, and CLR, works for me

 

[Cherub]

those pictures are after CLR, razors, magic erasers, scouring pads. I even let the CLR "soak" for 45 minutes by pouring it on a side then leaving paper towels soaks in it sit on it and it did nothing. Worst glass I've ever seen really . Not sure if it's salt, or what it is. It's just white stain on the glass on the outside and some on the inside. I nightmare really. Oh well I will just put water in it and have an ugly tank...

 

[Andrew_bram]

Original tooth paste and orbital sander with polishing pad will only take about 20 min tops

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[Cherub]

If nothing else works you could bring it over here and we could try to buff it out with some 3M buffing pads.

does that thing just go on a drill or you need a special machine for it?

 

[Heffe01]

Goes on a car buffer...the pads are just foam. The best thing to use would probably be regular wax. Or we can try a buffing compound. Swing by sometime if you want to give it a go.

 

[Bajamike]

I too have a car polisher that we can try its the one I used on my tank. I used a wool pad on mine it will not scrath yours and is more agresive I have many different compunds. When I detailed cars we always polished the glass and never had an issue with scratches
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[projectx]

If you take it over to Heffe's let me know I have a few things we could try on it as well. I am only a few blocks from him wouldnt mind going over to try it out.

 

[Heffe01]

Lol...we can turn this into a meeting. Give me a reason to break open a beer.

 

[projectx]

Probably look like the scene from airplane where they are all lined up to try n calm that chick down everyone lined up with bottles, scrapers buffers

 

[Cherub]

eh thanks for the offers but I already set up the tank well putting the water in it now but I filled it up to see how the plumbing went earlier and yeah it looked like crap but I gave up . The set up looks great it's just the ugly glass and I will try to ignore it. I only cared so much since it's in my living room. If it was in the basement or somewhere else I wouldn't care.

 

[chrislorentz]

Blame it on MARK !!!!!!!!

 

[Seamatt Nematocyt]

I know this is an old thread but I used a regular old lemon cut in half to clean up what your talking about.