How to buff out scratched acrylic ?

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Anyone have any tips ? My Scout case has a few fairly light scratches that are bugging me and was wondering if theres a magic fix to buff them out.

Please note I have already tried mustard...
 
Use a buffer. Your local high school will have one.

This was all we ever did in CDT.
 
Hmm, I don't think a 28 year old sneaking aroung a High school looking for a buffer would go down too well and I don't fancy spending a lot on buying one. Is there any way of doing it by hand ? I was thinking something like toothpaste or brasso as they are fairly mild abrasives but I dont want to mess it up.
 
You polish it out, using a buffer stops your arms falling off.

Look up some guides for refurbishing car headlamps - it's all the same, start with something coarse to get past the scratches, moving to finer and finer stuff until you're polishing in the shiny finish.
 
Hmmm, sounds like far too much effort. I reckon it'd be easier and less time consuming to just replace the window altogether. I never liked the slatted grills anyway, a plain tinted one would look much better.
 
Why do you keep scouts anyway? Are they still alive? Do they still have their woggles?
 
Hmmm, sounds like far too much effort. I reckon it'd be easier and less time consuming to just replace the window altogether. I never liked the slatted grills anyway, a plain tinted one would look much better.

A flat piece of acrylic would be very cheap, certainly not worth the effort.
 
A flat piece of acrylic would be very cheap, certainly not worth the effort.
Yeah I've been thinking about replacing the window with a plain clear one anyway. It's a pretty awkward shape though with 16 holes where the push rivets go. From what I've heard acrylic can be a nightmare to cut and drill. Perhaps I'll have a go and post the results.
 
Use Brasso, or another metal cleaner. Works a treat on acrylic.

If you can feel the scratches with your finger then they are probably too deep and will require a machine buffing.
 
Xerapol is the bees knees for plastics, works great on clear plastic too (tried and tested on visor and motorcycle windscreen).
 
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