Worst acrylic you've seen brought back? How 'bout this one?

[aquaknight]

I know buffing/polishing kits for acrylic tanks are pretty good, and it seems like all you basically need is a lot of time and elbow grease to bring a tank back to display quality.
Here's a tank I'm looking at, any opinions? Could it be saved? It doesn't seem that bad IMHO. If you think otherwise, please lemme know. Anyone with previous experience buffing a tank, I would be very appreciative if you'd respond.

 

[1990jpyj]

looks like alot of work. if you are looking to buy it then it should be a cheap price if you already have it i hope you got it cheap. i dont see any reason on y it cannot be fixed. be ready to spend hours on buffing it. when my dad got his old hx years ago when he first started i remember him working for a week everynight after work. and that was only like a 35g but it had a bunch of small sides so probly a bit harder then this one. you might be able to get away with only doing 3 sides depending on your application.
good luck with the tank buffing

 

[crimzy]

It's kind of hard to see the actual scratches in that thing as it's pretty cloudy just from the dust.
You should be aware that the buffing kits are decent for buffing out scratches, the significant ones will not go away. I have a ton of scratches on my tank but they don't really show up much when the tank is clean. As algae grows, it tends to accumulate in the scratched areas and that's when they really show up. But if this is a fixer-upper like my tank, you should be aware that you will be staring at those scratches forever.
If the deal is good enough, and you keep the tank pretty clean then it's still worth it. But again, I can't really see the scratches from the pics.
Good luck.

 

[aquaknight]

Thanks for the input. The seller lists it as a sump, though it is baffle-less and not drilled. It's quite large, but price is more then right. I asked the seller what he did, so we'll see.