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bear1511

07-01-2013 13:30

Polishing scuffed polycarbonate?

We have several large sheets of heavy polycarbonate that we use for driver station windows on the homemade field for our annual pre-season "Rochester Rally" event. Over the years, they have acquired numerous scuffs and scratches that we would like to clean up.

If you have experience polishing this stuff, could you give us some advice?

John "Bear" Hall
Mentor, FIRST Team 1511

nathan_hui

07-01-2013 14:07

Re: Polishing scuffed polycarbonate?

You could try using a tiny bit of acetone to dissolve out the scuffs, but it might leave a bad finish. Other than that, try a bit of alcohol, and see if it dissolves enough of the junk.

Source: efforts to clean my watch from same scuffs and scratches.

itsjustmrb

07-01-2013 14:13

Re: Polishing scuffed polycarbonate?

NOVUS makes a 3 step polish for removing various scratches and it works very well on polycarbonate.

Ether

07-01-2013 14:21

Re: Polishing scuffed polycarbonate?

I've never used this but it might be worth a try:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_yfNjtAu3Y

Ether

07-01-2013 14:22

Re: Polishing scuffed polycarbonate?

Quote:

Originally Posted by itsjustmrb (Post 1209913)

NOVUS makes a 3 step polish for removing various scratches and it works very well on polycarbonate.

Do NOT use Novus #3 on polycarbonate.

source:
http://www.tapplastics.com/product/r...c_polishes/428

DonRotolo

07-01-2013 14:39

Re: Polishing scuffed polycarbonate?

Novus #2 will meet 99% of your needs. From experience.

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