painting stand questions

First off I am not handy at all so thank you for all the input:

I have wood 46g bow front stand that is pretty beat up. I am thinking about picking up a new 46g tank and setting this back up. It would go in my living room so I want it to look nice and have the stand and tank match. I have read online that I can use krylon fusion to paint the plastic trim on the tank. If I want to go with a dark cherry type wood color can I use the same krylon fusion to paint the stand? If so do I just sand the tank and then apply a few layers of krylon fusion and sand in between each layer? will this look good? Also do I have to seal it?

thanks

kavin2845 said:

if your talking about the stand i would give it a light sanding then spray paint with krylon fusion don't need to sand after each coat same applies for the trim, if your talking about the actual glass just paint it don't sand

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thanks. i am talking about the plastic trim and wooden stand. I will paint the back of the tank black most likely, but that i have done many times before

also do I need to prime the trim and stand first?

i had no idea you could get real wood trim. Do you mean the plastic trim that looks like wood grain or you have actual wood trim?

PhysicsDude said:

Sure you can. They sell several varieties at hardware stores like Home Depot. You can even buy hardwood trim, although it gets expensive. After building my first major woodworking undertaking that used trim (my tank stand) and I used fake trim, I swore to never use it again. The real wood trim also cuts better, and you can sand and stain it to match whatever you're making.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/American...d-Pine-Ply-Cap-Panel-Moulding-292-8/203910964

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oh, ok you are buying your own wood trim