I have some large plastic decorations that I would like to paint a different color. Can I use spray paint?
If not what do I use?
If not what do I use?
Painting plastics
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I got some old decorations from a craigslist buy, do I have to sand the whole thing down? Or will a simple soaking in vinegar and scrubbing work for prep?
They don't sell Fusion here anymore. Too toxic.
I've used ordinary Krylon, but go very light on the first coat.
It will stick but doesn't bond as well with PVC.
I've used ordinary Krylon, but go very light on the first coat.
It will stick but doesn't bond as well with PVC.
BTW, I didn't mean that fusion is toxic to fish. Once cured it is not toxic.
I never waited 7 whole days to cure: 3 at most, but here we have the desert sun and low humidity to bake things out quickly.
I remember trying to paint in the shop in Minnesota in the winter. OMG, we'd heat the shop, the car, and the paint.
It still took forever to cure.
I never waited 7 whole days to cure: 3 at most, but here we have the desert sun and low humidity to bake things out quickly.
I remember trying to paint in the shop in Minnesota in the winter. OMG, we'd heat the shop, the car, and the paint.
It still took forever to cure.
Manufacturer states 7 days, I always followed that recommendation. I believe it makes the paint harder, more chip resistant, with the teeth on some of my larger fish I thought that was a good idea. lol I have a friend that painted some PVC, and had it in his tank a couple hrs later.
Hmmm, after failing to find Fusion at the local stores for over a year, I see that it is being offered here again, online.
Maybe the formula has changed, or maybe the EPA rules were changed to allow this.
A lot of EPA regs were changed by the current govt.
Maybe the formula has changed, or maybe the EPA rules were changed to allow this.
A lot of EPA regs were changed by the current govt.
I went from painted PVC to either clear ABS or black ABS, because I don't like to paint. I don't really like painted things in a tank. My kids and grandkids give me painted ornaments as presents, and they usually lost lots of paint after a year or less in water.
I never put painted things in a QT or with sensitive fish, though I've never kept really delicate fish myself.