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  1. #1
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    Jul 2014
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    Exclamation I'm new! Question about scorching

    Hi all!

    I'm totally new to all this, thanks in advance for your help!!!

    Dealing with some really bad scorching on a gold metallic acrylic, mostly on the corners of the designs.
    I don't cut the material myself, but my guy that does has told me he's tried every combo to avoid the burning, (20/100/92 done twice seems to work the best but the burns are still visible).

    Do you guys have any advise on a chemical or cleaner to help clean this up? Sanding is difficult because the designs are fairly intricate / delicate. Already tried baking soda, several mild soaps, 3m citrus cleaner to no avail.

    Any thoughts to why this material is so hard to work with?

    thanks again

  2. #2
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    Mar 2008
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    Re: I'm new! Question about scorching

    Use a single flute cutter. Make a finishing pass. Acrylic need to run fast with a high RPM. Some colors are worse than others. You'll just have to sand it out. The burn is melted in to the plastic.

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