Painting Acrylic tank backround
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While I have never painted one of my backgrounds and can not speak from experience; I might suggest you use something other than Krylon fusion. Since you'll be painting the outside of the tank, there would be no reason to use fusion. Not only would the fusion be more expensive to buy, it may also be harder to remove from the acrylic if you ever change your mind on the color.
Just a thought, good luck
Just a thought, good luck
Dont know if this helps or not. I have never painted the back of a acrylic but doe it to all of my glass tanks. and i 90 percent of the time use flat black. And it turns it into gloss through the glass if that makes sence. I use it for one it is alot easier to work with because you can tell when it is dry and when it is wet. and semi gloss or gloss is alot harder to tell just from site. and you need alot of coats allways and gloss or semi is alot worse at wanting to orange peel as it is described. And satin is the same way looks gloss through the glass. Here is a pic of a tank i just did for reference. flat black on the back, and satin red on the bottom. would amagine it has the same mirroring affect on acrylic as well. Hope the tank is small with the 8 something a can price tag for the fushion. I just spent like 35 to do this 29 with cheap paint.
Not so small...but not huge, just a 125. I figured fusion because I did not want the paint to chip or plain fail because of the acrylic. Maybe my thinking here is not correct? Do I need fusion?
So, Midwest custom had a page about this on their website. I followed their directions and it turned out great. Sanded with 220 grit paper and painted with flat black acrylic enamel. 4 coats later it looks pretty damn sweet. Better than I thought it would have turned out.