Products for cleaning plastic, lucite etc. ???

I have been told there is a product that should be available in hardware stores that will clean and/or take minor scratches out of lucite etc. Well, it appears our hardware stores do not know what the heck I am talking about and isle searches have proved fruitless.

Does anyone know of such a thing? Would you have a product name?

Many thanks!
 
If are we talking about the same stuff Lucite® Du pont (USA Canada) and here in the UK is called Perspex® Imperial chemical company, also called Acrylic which is the generic name.
This is what I use http://www.design-technology.org/brasso.htm

It is a metal polish but it what the professionals use on Lucite/Perspex d. It can melt some plastic but not Lucite/Perspex .IT only is ok for metal, good on solid brass/ copper but it will remove brass, chrome silver, plate.Will stain fabric.
By the way Du pont bought out ICI plastic business some time ago.


Paul.
 
Thanks, Paul! I'll have to research Lucite/Perspex - cool! I didn't know that. No, they are very minor scratches and I was informed this "plastic cleaner" would make them disappear.
 
Deborah, there are a couple things I know of that might work. They don't "fix" the scratching, but fill & seal it. One is called "Gel Gloss" and it's for acrylic & fiberglass, as well as some metals, so I think it would probably work on Lucite. I use it on a number of things, and it works great, as it doesn't scratch.

The other thing is an eyeglass cleaner & scratch filler, though I can't recall what it's called. I think it's for both glass & plastic lenses, and puts a clear sort of finish on that fills the scratches. I'd think you could find this at something like a Pearle Vision or some such optical store.

Both of these aren't permanent applications--they need to be done again when they start to wear. But on something like a purse trim or a piece of jewelry, I'd think an initial treatment would last quite some time for lack of heavy use or handling. I use the Gel Gloss on my porcelain bathtub, and an application lasts a long while under heavy use!
 
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