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 lol. 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 lol everyone lined up with bottles, scrapers buffers lol

 

[Cherub]

eh thanks for the offers but I already set up the tank lol 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 lol. 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.