Painting Tanks

PhreelancR · 01-23-2004, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daemonfly

I used Krylon FUSION "for plastics", got it at Walmart. It's made for non-pourus surfaces like plastic, metal, & glass & "other hard to bond to surfaces".

It did a good job, no orange peel, spots, or anything.

I 2nd this. Krylon Fusion is a great paint.

unirdna · 01-25-2004, 07:53 PM

For 4 bucks, this stuff has made a better background than any laminated paper ever could. Thanks for the advice. I would have never guessed you could spray-paint glass. I've posted a few photos of the process.

Just make sure your tape is smoothed down hard against the plastic frame. I had a few speckles of paint sneak through (no biggie at all- but for the anal retentive, I thought I would address this

). And if you aquarium is a bowfront, put a couple pillows under it for safety/stability.

Ted

Bronx19 · 01-27-2004, 06:18 AM

I ended up using acrylic paint. Worked beautifully.

01-25-2004, 07:53 PM	#17
unirdna Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,290	For 4 bucks, this stuff has made a better background than any laminated paper ever could. Thanks for the advice. I would have never guessed you could spray-paint glass. I've posted a few photos of the process. Just make sure your tape is smoothed down hard against the plastic frame. I had a few speckles of paint sneak through (no biggie at all- but for the anal retentive, I thought I would address this ). And if you aquarium is a bowfront, put a couple pillows under it for safety/stability. Ted __________________ Ted ADA 90p - Set up April 2007 - Journal 46g - Terminated March 2007 - Journal

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Bronx19 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 69	I ended up using acrylic paint. Worked beautifully.