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TutteSka
Joined: 12 Aug 2024 Posts: 5 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 5:00 pm Post subject: I bought my first acrylic!! |
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Yay!
Im having a lil problems with the weight, i've been doing cj with a light stage ball and the change is hard..
Well, beside making you know these huge and marvelous news i have to ask a little ques' ..
I was trying some new tricks with my new ball and it fell and hit the wall (only a little hit) and it scratched a bit. I do not have a polishing machine or an acrylic polisher (the product) and tonight i have to show the ball to some ... important person .. well:
is there a cheap and easy way to clear that scratch quickly?
thank you, people!
tska. |
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xdavidx
Joined: 08 Oct 2024 Posts: 69 Location: Greensboro, NC
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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I stopped playing with my acrylics for this very reason. I tried several ways to get rid of the scratches and never found a good way to get rid of them without some kind of polish. |
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(Forged Youth)
Joined: 19 Nov 2024 Posts: 33 Location: Statesville, NC
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Well.. what color is your acrylic? _________________ accomplishments are transient |
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Caver
Joined: 04 Jan 2024 Posts: 108 Location: Lbk Texas
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 8:28 pm Post subject: Reality check! |
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The fact is, that if you use your acrylics for anything other than palm spinning, or pure decoration, your acrylics will get scratched.
There is no quick and easy way of dealing with day to day scratches.
I recommend that anyone other than a professional performer who can afford fresh balls for each performance, the first thing to do with a new acrylic, is to go outside, on concrete, and drop the ball from shoulder height.
This simple act, will get the issue out of the way.
It will happen, deal with it. Enjoy.
Pickup, drop, repeat. _________________ No kittens were injured in the making of this avatar.
Effin Meta-crawlers have found me |
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PorcuBrine Chitter-chattering, wee magical heather bear
Joined: 19 Jul 2024 Posts: 883 Location: Edinburrr
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, protect the acrylic. My first 100m took 6 months before it got any kind of scratch and even now it's not too noticeable. I've heard LCD has had the same props for years now and they're still shiny and nice. Practice on grass (insert lazy street performer joke about acid here) or make a little padded zone, we need to lose this notion that purposefully breaking your props is good.
If I buy a new club I don't scrub it on concrete until the shine goes...nor should you with acrylics.
Respect your props, they'll be your friends that way. _________________ Now all gatherymost to amuse it and have a tilty elbow or a nice cuffle-oteedee - Oh Yes!
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBE |
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FireMage
Joined: 01 Jul 2024 Posts: 160 Location: College Station, TX
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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concur, i have often tried to break in my animals by tossing them against the wall. and often after a while they seem to just shy away. or at the very least people dont find my mangled cats very appealing. As is the same with your acrylics. People like brand new, baby fresh stuff. Not used, broken kitties. so be nice to your spheres. _________________ much Love,
Dan |
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Spherical Russell
Joined: 24 Oct 2024 Posts: 16 Location: South East UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2024 10:46 am Post subject: |
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Yep, ive got to side with the 'keep your acrylics shiny' party
At the moment for me its stage balls for learning new tricks, acrylics for polishing the old...mostly
Apparently Novus scratch remover is good for acrylics but haven't used it myself
The problem seems to arise in that it is not much fun to have a play and be constantly worried about dropping and scratching, but playing with acrylics just looks so special
Tough one... _________________ The first rule of contact juggling - If there's something fragile near you, its going to get broken
.....its not funny, its just what happens |
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Kingsid3
Joined: 21 Nov 2024 Posts: 17 Location: Reading,UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2024 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Thooth paste is the way forward, you can use it to clean and polish most things, do it on my ball, just get some on your finger and rub away and then wash with water afterwards _________________ Make sure you keep hold of your balls! |
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StreetMage
Joined: 12 Dec 2024 Posts: 23 Location: Staunton, VA
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2024 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I don't use acrylics yet because I don't own one, but I always practice on carpet just to get in the habit. All the floors in my house are hardwood except for the living room, which is carpeted. Hardwood doesn't really seem like it would do much damage to an acrylic ball, but I'm going to practice on the carpet just to make sure. _________________ Anybody else here because of David Bowie? |
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