Does anyone know how to polish the edges of clear acrylic to make clear or transparent?

This can usually be done with acrylic strips that are at least 1/8'; thick, but no less. I believe the process takes at least six different steps to transform the cut edges of the acrylic to crystal clear. Does anyone know the correct proceedure for accomplishing this technique? If yes, please send your answers to: CreativeIdeas2006@yahoo.com


Thank you for your time.Does anyone know how to polish the edges of clear acrylic to make clear or transparent?
There are two ways. One is to ';Flame'; polish. A propane plumbers torch or a small hand held butane torch will work. It takes a bit of practice, and if you dont move along the edge fast enough you can catch it on fire or melt it. Stay at the tip of the flame.


The other way is to wet sand with silacon carbid sand paper, start with 100 grit about 10 strokes, then 320 grit 10 strokes then 600 grit 15 strokes, keep flushing your sand paper in water and keep the edge of the acrylic wet.


Then put a cotton buff wheel in a drill, put some white buffing rouge onto the buffing wheel(while its turning) then buff the edge making lite level strokes across it, about four or five times, you dont want to heat it while buffing so dont lay into it, and wait in between strokes to let the heat diapate. Last step is a clean new buff to take the grease of the rouge off and bring it to a super clear luster shine. If you heat it to much when buffing it gets a white mare, if so you will need to resand and buff.


In lou of a drill a place called caswell sells a nice 1100 speed standing buffer for about $150.Does anyone know how to polish the edges of clear acrylic to make clear or transparent?
i used to embed photos in acrylic to make key chains using an odd shaped plastic container and shaping it with a grinder when hardened, then buffing with a cotton buffer pad with rosin applied to it.


they looked just like crystals pendants.

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