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Offline Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks

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Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« on: May 25, 2014, 05:40:48 PM »
Have you guys ever used Novus 3 heavy scratch remover prior to using Novus 2 fine scratch remover or Hut plastic polish?  I have some Novus 2 and on most acrylics to get a perfect scratch-free finish you still have to wet sand to at least 1500 grit...Especially on black acrylic because it shows every imperfection.  I'm wondering if doing a two step polish with Novus 3 and then Novus 2 (or Hut) would allow me to stop wet sanding at 1200 or maybe even 800.  I can sure polish faster than I can sand.  I'm doing some CNC'd whistles lately and find myself wet sanding a lot of acrylic.  Doing solid colors, so flame polishing isn't an option.

Would appreciate input from anybody that has tried Novus 3. 
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2014, 05:46:30 PM »
Never used it before but it would be helpful if it worked because sanding acrylic takes FOREVER!!!!
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2014, 09:26:58 PM »
I know this is an old post, just wanted to say that I'm going to give clear/transparent acrylics a try somewhat soon, and also planning on trying to use Novus 2 and 3.  I'll let you know how it works out on them and what my process is.

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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2014, 11:15:37 PM »
Aaron, why can you not flame polish a solid color?
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 01:08:09 AM »
Brasso.
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2014, 07:41:10 PM »
Quote from: VECtor Calls on November 04, 2014, 11:15:37 PM
Aaron, why can you not flame polish a solid color?

No personal experience, but I've been told by Wade, Stump and others that it does not work at all. 
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2014, 08:16:07 PM »
Huh. Craziness. Glad I have not bought a torch for it yet!
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2014, 08:17:06 PM »
Brian's piece in his tutorial on flame polishing is blue...  :pot:
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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2014, 10:18:06 AM »
It will bubble before it smooths out, and that's the kiss of death with acrylic. I tried it, I failed, and I sold the torch and went back to wet sanding and a polisher.

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Re: Novus 3 heavy scratch remover?
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2014, 06:27:08 PM »
I just wet sand to 2500 grit and hit it with Meguiar's Plast-X
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