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Old 08/12/2005, 12:35 PM
yoyoyoo123 yoyoyoo123 is offline
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help! i just got PVC glue on acrylic tank!!!
This thing dries super fast!!! omg what do I do to get it off of the acrylic?!

There's a tiny blotch that just dripped on the tank outside front panel when I was gluing down some PVC pipes... Iknew I should have covered the tank!!!

help please!! don't want to scratch the new baby!
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Old 08/12/2005, 12:51 PM
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Hmmmm .... Good luck with that ...
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Old 08/12/2005, 01:01 PM
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I'd try an acrylic scraper first,

the good news is that it's on the outside and scratches and blemishes can be buffed from acrylic.
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Old 08/12/2005, 01:09 PM
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I'm not too experienced with Acrylic tanks, so I may be wrong, but I'm guessing you are out of luck.

PVC cement causes a chemical reaction with plastics. It softens them so that they can bond to each other more strongly. I think it would probably do the same to acrylic.
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Old 08/12/2005, 01:13 PM
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Old 08/12/2005, 01:17 PM
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damn that sucks..
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Old 08/12/2005, 01:31 PM
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it sucks i did it... but mine is blue... still on the tank on the outside.. i guess i could sand... but its in a corner and hard to see... its staying for now.. if ya get it off let us know how...
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Old 08/12/2005, 01:32 PM
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PVC solvent cement contains MEK along with a couple of other potent solvents. They will slowly dissolve acrylic. The only way to remove the blemish is to somehow scrape off the bump and then buff it out.

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Old 08/12/2005, 02:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by gutterguppy
I'm not too experienced with Acrylic tanks, so I may be wrong, but I'm guessing you are out of luck.

PVC cement causes a chemical reaction with plastics. It softens them so that they can bond to each other more strongly. I think it would probably do the same to acrylic.

That's what prompted me to make my comment .....

I believe it does the same thing....
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Old 08/12/2005, 03:29 PM
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You just ruined that tank. It does soften and dissolves the acrylic so it can really bond and seal well. Its really strong sh*t and it drys very fast. The surface is probably completely ruined. Unless you really try and buff the thing out. Sorry.
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Old 08/12/2005, 03:49 PM
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Ok I scraped and scraped with razer, finger nails, washed with soap... the damage has been isolated...

It's very faint but it just SUCKS so bad since I just got this thing setup today. I will try to get an acrylic scratch remover later....


dah.. was hoping there would be some miracle "PVC glue remover" but guess not.... next time, cover your acrylic tanks when dealing wth PVC glue!!!!
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Old 08/12/2005, 04:54 PM
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Old 08/12/2005, 05:48 PM
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Best way to get rid of a PVC glue blemish on Acrylic is to buy glass... Just kidding - Sorry man

But I'm still glad I bought Starphire
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Old 08/12/2005, 07:59 PM
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this is the kind of thread you hate to read...
man, i'm so sorry. glad you were able to isolate the damage. hopefully you can buff it out.

good luck.
 

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