restoring an ABS tub ?

[mudbug3]

I saw a post some one posted months ago about bringing the original luster back to an old , dull , ABS tub , but I don,t remember what topic it was posted under ? I think some one mentioned using a heat gun or a propane torch lightly back and forth , until the ABS starts to sweat , and this will bring the original shine back ?

[Mike]

Check the how-to section: http://www.6x6world.com/forums/gener...eler-body.html

[hydromike]

Hey mudbug...

If you're talking about ABS and not Polyethylene, the only real way to bring back the shine is a combination of sanding and waxing. ABS doesn't respond the same way Poly does to a heat gun. It just kinda gets mushy, burns pretty easily and is pretty much a dissappointment. The process does work a bit for Poly, though. Which are you trying to bring back?

I should try (someday) to get an article or a video together showing how to do it with ABS. If you're a bit patient and don't mid spending 8-12 hours or so ( and don't want any fingerprints left ) restoring ABS is a very rewarding effort.

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[Mike]

Yeah, you said ABS but after reading what you typed I assumed you were talking about HDPE? The heat gun and propane torch work for it. Otherwise go with hydromike's sanding process or I believe acetone on a rag will work too although you won't get the results that Mike did.

Those comparison pictures look awesome Mike!

[mudbug3]

Mike ,

Thanks a lot for finding this post topic for me . Yeah Mike , I wasb tired when I got home from the evening shift and typed the wrong thing . Thanks for figuring out what I meant to type . I just recently bought a Hustler 980 Bigfoot , and this is the very article I was looking for .