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| 251661 | 2004-07-12 08:06:00 | I've posted this elsewhere and it was suggested that I use CD scratch remover to do the job. Was also told to duraseal it but ran out of time - Anyway, does anyone else have any ideaS? |
Growly (6) | ||
| 251662 | 2004-07-12 08:39:00 | Assuming it is a case window, it depends if it is acrylic or polycarbonate. Acrylic can be buffed out with fine wet/dry paper (P800) or preferably finer, finishing with brasso or other fine liquid abrasive. Poly carbonate is easier to scratch, harder to cure, but it is very tough. R2 |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 251663 | 2004-07-14 01:37:00 | Oh how foolish of me - yes it is a case window. I'm not sure what it's made of - but it's pretty tough. The case is a ThermalTake Xaser V Damier, if that helps . Cheers anyway. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 251664 | 2004-07-14 02:47:00 | Hi Growly - I went and looked at a Thermaltake case, and the window was polycarbonate. The owner didn't know what model of case it was (didn't care either), but it was fairly old, and none too similar to the Xaser V on the web site. Nice case though. However, if you have scratched polycarbonate, you have a problem. Try sanding with coarse paper on a hidden edge of the window. If it sands freely, leaving a scratched surface without any hint of a "rubbery" surface, then it is probably acrylic and can be sanded and polished to repair. Some people claim to have heard of success with the same process on polycarbonate, but it may be an urban myth. I haven't had any luck, and haven't personally seen any good results. One alternative solution is to add a couple more scratches to form an artistic result. drill a small hole half way through an adjacent area of the window and insert a LED into the hole for a "custom case" look with illuminated mural. Whatever you do, don't allow any volatile hydrocarbons near polycarbonate, or you will have an opaque, super brittle window very smartly. (Don't ask how I know this.) It will possibly be too brittle to use as a pattern even. Taping together a zillion fragment jigsaw is no fun. And, please take a tracing of the window outline early in the proceedings so if all else fails, you can cut a new one from acrylic sheet. I seriously doubt that any of the importers of cases would stock windows, but maybe they could obtain one for you (at a price quite close to the cost of the whole case). Cheers, R2 |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 251665 | 2004-07-14 04:20:00 | Side panels with windows are available for many cases at a reasonable price. I personally would just purchase one of the case stickers that are around and use that,little bit of light behind it and bob’s your aunty. |
metla (154) | ||
| 251666 | 2004-07-14 05:05:00 | Use Autosol, avaliable at Repco and the like. I can use it on a piece of acrylic that you can't see through. (sanded), and it will be crystal clear after using it Its about $10 a tube Superoman |
superOman (745) | ||
| 251667 | 2004-07-14 05:54:00 | Thanks guys - Although the case is far too new for me to dare sanding it - and as a result of my cowardness I am left with no real assurance of what it is... i might just save up for a new window. And if it gets too expensive, i'll buy the same case again. Cheers anyway though. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 251668 | 2004-07-14 05:56:00 | Oh and a few more things: superOman, what would that do to an already see through scratched window? and by my dealing with acrylic in the past (at the tech department in school), i don't think what I have is actually acrylic at all. *sigh* |
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