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As hard as we try to avoid it, scratching plastic items like perspex acrylic sheets, is sometimes inevitable. Just as with glass and other DIY products, life takes over and we can become careless about how we treat things. That is until we notice a big scratch on the surface and we kick ourselves for becoming complacent.

So is there anything that we can do to make these scratches a little less obvious? Follow these useful tips for treating scratches simply and you should be back to flawless plastic sheeting in no time.

How to Remove Shallow Scratches?

  1. Clean the plastic surface with a damp cloth, rubbing in a circular motion around the scratch. Dry the area to remove any dirt which should make the process easier to carry out.

  2. Apply a mild abrasive, such as toothpaste, furniture polish, baking soda or plastic polish to the scratch. Try our VuPlex Plastic Cleaning Kit which will also give your surface a gloss finish.
  3. Wipe a clean cloth over the paste you have added in a circular motion. Keep up this buffing action until the scratch has disappeared.
  4. Finally, clean and dry the area you have treated with a fresh cloth. For a supply of excellent cloths that will do the job, try our Microfibre Cleaning Cloth.

How To Remove Deeper Scratches?

  1. Gather sheets of sandpaper in different grades (levels of fineness).
  2. Start with the least fine sandpaper and fold it down to fit the size of the scratch – you don’t want to sand the un-scratched part of the surface.
  3. Wet the sandpaper to avoid it being too abrasive and gently rub over the scratch in a circular motion. Keep buffing until the scratch vanishes, but don’t be too forceful.
  4. Clean the area with a fresh cloth and dry.
  5. Review the area you have treated. If you can still see the scratch repeat the process with the finer level of sandpaper.
  6. Finish by polishing the area, along with the rest of the surface, in order for it to blend in and look as good as new.

If a scratch is too deep it may not be possible to remove it, so try to take care when you use your plastic item. Otherwise, try the simple tips we have offered and hopefully you will see results that leave your plastic looking beautifully smooth.

Unable to remove scratches from plastic?

In the event, you are unable to repair your scratched plastic, we may be able to help with a replacement pane or piece. Cut Plastic Sheeting offer a bespoke design and fabrication service for plastic sheets to cater for almost any application. 

For more information on Acrylic, Perspex, MDF, Dibond and Polycarbonate please visit our Guide and Blog sections of the website.

 

Cut Plastic Sheeting are based on the south Coast in Ivybridge, Devon UK. We have a full manufacturing facility which enables us to offer Cut To Size Acrylic as well as Cut To Size MDF. Shop our full range of products, including our Clear Acrylic, coloured acrylic and more recent MDF Wood Sheet ranges.

 

Our Team are always here to help with any enquiry, please send us an email or for more urgent needs give us a call – Contact Us

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