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<p>[QUOTE="hosta, post: 10641159, member: 94612"][ATTACH=full]532563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532561[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532562[/ATTACH] I picked these up at a reuse store today but have no clue what material it even is. They are very warped but thought maybe I could lay them out in the sun and they would flatten out because they seemed to be some sort of plastic or resin. They were dirty- had paint specks and small pebbly dirt stuck to them that I thought I could clean off but that is proving difficult. I tried scrubbing with a toothbrush and soapy water. The material is very hard and doesn’t scratch, but I cannot get the dirt off. It’s almost as if it melted into it a bit but I don’t think it is. Not sure how to clean it, but when it dried it developed a white film appeared that goes away when wet so I may have [ATTACH=full]532565[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532561[/ATTACH] ruined the coating. It seems to scrub off though. Did I ruin it? </p><p>when in the shade, the background looks black but when the sun shines through it turns a deep bright red. All the colors change but that is the most dramatic. I was not expecting it and don’t know how I feel about it but it’s kind of cool. </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know what this is and how I can clean it? It is two sheets of what seems like some sort of plastic or resin put together. The back piece is clear with a bumpy pattern. It almost seems like someone added that later but maybe not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hosta, post: 10641159, member: 94612"][ATTACH=full]532563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532561[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532562[/ATTACH] I picked these up at a reuse store today but have no clue what material it even is. They are very warped but thought maybe I could lay them out in the sun and they would flatten out because they seemed to be some sort of plastic or resin. They were dirty- had paint specks and small pebbly dirt stuck to them that I thought I could clean off but that is proving difficult. I tried scrubbing with a toothbrush and soapy water. The material is very hard and doesn’t scratch, but I cannot get the dirt off. It’s almost as if it melted into it a bit but I don’t think it is. Not sure how to clean it, but when it dried it developed a white film appeared that goes away when wet so I may have [ATTACH=full]532565[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]532561[/ATTACH] ruined the coating. It seems to scrub off though. Did I ruin it? when in the shade, the background looks black but when the sun shines through it turns a deep bright red. All the colors change but that is the most dramatic. I was not expecting it and don’t know how I feel about it but it’s kind of cool. Does anyone know what this is and how I can clean it? It is two sheets of what seems like some sort of plastic or resin put together. The back piece is clear with a bumpy pattern. It almost seems like someone added that later but maybe not.[/QUOTE]
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