JohnnyMTB Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 What type of paint do you use on the back of your tanks. I've seen my sister do some stuff with a "stained glass" paint, I know all the equipment would be visible with this, but it would probably add a neat blue shimmer. She said you can get it in a frosted blue also. BTW, my tank is glass. Thanks, John Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 Isn't most spraypaint designed for wood or metal? Do you sand the tank to let it adhere?? Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 it will adhear to glass it just comes off easier. i say let your sis do the stained glass thing. it would look much sweeter that a flat blue or black background. Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 I think I might try the stained glass paint. One bonus- if corals fall off and end up in back of tank I'll be able to see through it to fish them out. Link to comment
seabass Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Krylon Fusion spray paint works on plastic or glass. Link to comment
jdsabin1 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Seabass hit it right on the head. I was looking for superglue gel in a larger quantity at Hobby Lobby and ran across Krylon Fusion. This paint comes in midnight blue and is specifically designed to bond to hard to paint surfaces (plastic, glass, etc). I painted the back of my 20 long this week and it looks beautiful. Fast dry time, solid coverage, just awesome. HTH! Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 Yeah, I followed that link & it looks pretty good. Check out their "Mystique" paint. It comes in a dark purple-blue and color shifts like that auto paint they were using on the Mustangs. That might be interesting.... some 20's, some neon, big woofers, slam the tank on the ground... Link to comment
newbiefishgirl Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 where do you get this kind of paint??? at a craft store? Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 The stained glass paint? Dunno, my sisters up in Atlanta, I'll call her tonight and ask about it but I assume it would be in any craft store. Not even sure what a craft store is, I'll check out Home Depot too. Link to comment
jdsabin1 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 A craft store should have it. I got mine at my local 'Hobby Lobby' store. Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 wal mart has it. it be expensive......wait never mid we're talking glass boxes full of salty water and mold rocks......the paints cheep probably the cheapest thing you could buy. Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 The stained glass paint? Dunno, my sisters up in Atlanta, I'll call her tonight and ask about it but I assume it would be in any craft store. Not even sure what a craft store is, I'll check out Home Depot too. Link to comment
seabass Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Krylon Fusion spray paint can be found at many: Ace Hardware Stores Anderson Paint & Decorating Army and Air Force Exchange Service Autozone Beverly Fabric Inc. Carter Lumber Chase Pitkin Coast to Coast Hardware Conway Paint & Wallcovering Do It Best Stores Duckwall Alco Eckerd Drug Frank's Nursery & Craft Fred Meyer Hobby Lobby I&J Print and Sign Supplies Jo-Ann Etc. Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts Kmart Marvin's Menards Michaels Stores Navy Exchange Parts America Pat Catan's Pearl Paint Rag Shops Rite Aid Corporation Roses Scotty's Sears Sherwin Williams Stores True Value Valu Home Centers Wal-Mart Western Auto Most people paint the backs of their tanks before they fill it; however, you can paint a full tank if you are careful masking off the trim and covering the top. Instead of painting, I had Kinko’s laminate a piece of black construction paper for my background (it's cheap and it makes it easy to change colors if you want). Link to comment
fishbabies Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 i painted a piece of plastic (a cheap parking sign) for a non-permanent background wall. there is also a quarter inch gap between that and the glass that allows me to hide tubing and wires. 4 layers of 3M mounting tape hold it in place and maintain the gap...used krylon spray after cleaning the plastic with baking soda. Link to comment
ELGORDOINAVW Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 i just went to home depot got a quart of interior paint, picked out a color i wanted, asked them to mix it and bamm, the color i want. let it dry and got a can of clear gloss sprayed it on and now you would have to have a chisel to remove it ( it's not that haard to take off, just trying to show that it won't scratch easy) Link to comment
Deimos Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I did the old Home Depot paint too...got a quart of Glidden Evermore Interior Semi-gloss in "Ink Drop" (a really deep purple/black)....sweet color and you get more choice of custom colors if you go that route. It took about 3 coats to get good proper even color and adhesion..but it was worth the day it took to put it on....it scratches a bit easily..but a quart is enough to paint about 5000 aquariums..lol..so you've got plenty for touchups. May try clear-coating it to see if that improves the durability..but really..how often are YOU messing around behind your tank? (in the tank is one thing..but I hardly ever go behind mine) Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 Ok, went to Michael's (thanks Seabass!) and found all kinds of glass paint. Ended up going with a frosted deep blue- looks just like a weathered bottle you'd find at the beach--- from the back of the tank. Looking through the front glass it's just a regular blue. Oh well, at least since it's glass paint it won't scratch off as easy as a regular latex. $6.00- paint $8.00- 10g tank complete nano- priceless Thanks for everyones help, John Link to comment
Korbin Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Make sure you mask off the top of the tank perfectly so no paint gets inside Link to comment
caja Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 I masked the tank with paper and tape and used Krylon gloss black, about 6 fine coats. Looks awesome! Link to comment
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