George vondriska demonstrates his expert woodworking tip for how to polish plexiglass acrylic edges.
Polishing acrylic sheet.
After you ve sanded the edge and removed all plastic from the glass you can use a torch to polish the edge and make it shine.
You can pick up a torch at your local hardware or.
This process consists of diamonds rotating at high speed over the surface of the material.
Three common types of sheet stock.
Start by soaking a piece of the 800 grit sandpaper in water applying enough moisture to the surface so that a slight slurry is created when the paper is rubbed in a circular motion against the acrylic.
For safety purposes it is alright for you to use a mild solution of detergent or soap and water.
Clean acrylic plastic with the recommended cleaning product but forget about using fluids that you use to clean your windows.
Such products might cause your acrylic sheets to craze with cracks.
It is also possible to polish acrylic sheet by using a soft cloth and a very fine abrasive.
Polishing the original high luster of acrylic sheet can be restored to the edges and surfaces by polishing with a power driven buffer.
Pass the propane torch.
You re likely to get a sore arm long before you get a finely polished surface.
800 and 1200 grit sandpaper.
Edge treatments like these can actually be done in most home wo.
Diamond polishing goes together with a buffing process.
Water for soaking the sandpaper.
But hand buffing is an extremely tedious process.
Acrylic plastic can be incredibly beautiful especially when the edges are properly prepared.
Flame polishing your acrylic 1.
Repeat for two to three minutes applying constant pressure.
Diamond polishing adds a shiny luster to the edges of acrylic.
The polishing process simply begins by blowing away any dirt dust or loose particles that might be on your acrylic sheet.
This process is an efficient and economical way to polish acrylic sheet to a high luster without stressing the material.
Buffing is done after the polishing process has been completed giving the edges an even higher quality polished finish.
Sandpaper of different grains p80 p200 p800 scotch brite or similar abrasive wool buffing pads polishing wheel drilling machine with variable speed polishing paste for acrylic acetylene or propane burner not a butane burner.
But before we get to that we should point out now that once the edge of an acrylic sheet has been polished it cannot be glued.
Purchase a propane torch to give the acrylic a glass like finish.
There are bound to be some extra pieces of acrylic lying.
Machine polishing acrylic sheet with a diamond and carbide tipped edge finisher.
