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.
Polishing acrylic sheet.
Pass the propane torch.
Three common types of sheet stock.
Clean acrylic plastic with the recommended cleaning product but forget about using fluids that you use to clean your windows.
Flame polishing your acrylic 1.
Diamond polishing adds a shiny luster to the edges of acrylic.
But hand buffing is an extremely tedious process.
Edge treatments like these can actually be done in most home wo.
Practice using a propane torch on left over acrylic scraps.
Purchase a propane torch to give the acrylic a glass like finish.
The polishing process simply begins by blowing away any dirt dust or loose particles that might be on your acrylic sheet.
Buffing is done after the polishing process has been completed giving the edges an even higher quality polished finish.
Requirements for polishing acrylic sheet.
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.
Polishing the original high luster of acrylic sheet can be restored to the edges and surfaces by polishing with a power driven buffer.
Such products might cause your acrylic sheets to craze with cracks.
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.
There are bound to be some extra pieces of acrylic lying.
You re likely to get a sore arm long before you get a finely polished surface.
This process consists of diamonds rotating at high speed over the surface of the material.
Water for soaking the sandpaper.
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.
Machine polishing acrylic sheet with a diamond and carbide tipped edge finisher.
It is also possible to polish acrylic sheet by using a soft cloth and a very fine abrasive.
This process is an efficient and economical way to polish acrylic sheet to a high luster without stressing the material.
Diamond polishing goes together with a buffing process.
800 and 1200 grit sandpaper.
Repeat for two to three minutes applying constant pressure.
Polishing acrylic edges is not difficult but as stated above the process can be time consuming and if you use the wrong tools you can severely damage the material.
For safety purposes it is alright for you to use a mild solution of detergent or soap and water.
