You will also need a polishing disc and a drilling machine.
How to polish acrylic sheet edges.
An important point that you should take note of is that the way in which you machine and cut your acrylic sheet will have a profound effect on the time taken and the ease with which you can clean and polish the acrylic edges.
Plexiglass is flexible and durable but it scratches easily when being cleaned and certain.
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.
However for a finer finished look to the sheet s border it s possible to use a variety of polishing or beveling techniques.
Doing so will provide a smooth glossy edge.
For applications where edges are not exposed this is okay.
Apply the paste on the edge and gently work over the edge with the buffing pad.
Wet sanding is what allows you to polish the acrylic and make it look shiny and new.
Step 3 finish off with finer sandpaper finish off smoothing the acylic edges with the fine 600 grit sandpaper.
When acrylic is mechanically cut it s often left with rough edges.
Use lukewarm water and spray evenly making sure to wet every part of the acrylic piece.
Start by guiding the torch flame across the acrylic edge at a rate of approximately 3 4 per second.
For the best aesthetic result you can polish the edge until the edge is crystal clear polishing pastes such as zvizzer heavy cut and fine cut polishing agent that have been specially developed for acrylic are available for this task.
George vondriska demonstrates his expert woodworking tip for how to polish plexiglass acrylic edges.
How to clean plexiglass.
Make sure to re spray the acrylic as you switch sandpapers.
Three common types of sheet stock.
You want to heat the edges with swift motions.
First created in 1933 plexiglass is made of acrylic and is a shatter proof lightweight alternative to real glass.
Using a normal hydrogen oxygen torch with a 4 or 5 tip gently melt the sanded buffed or machined edges of the acrylic.
Step 4 polish the easy way.
As the edges level and smooth move onto the sandpaper with the grit of 320 360 to give a more polished finish.
