Painting stand/hood/trim on a 35 gallon...

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BCherdingthefish

BCherdingthefish

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So I'm upgrading to a 55 gallon in a little over a month, and will be moving my 35 out into the living room.(55 will be in my room)

This is what it looks like right now;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adripendleton95/6963623469/

I'd like to paint everything black. The stand, the hood, and the trim on the tank.
The stand is wood, but I was wondering, would it be possible to paint the hood/trim? It's plastic.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adripendleton95/6818660716/

How would I go about doing all this, and what would be the best paint to use?
Thanks!
 
try a black gloss type of paint. its nice and thick. dnt spray paint it. because the cover will be to thin. unless you give it 3 or 4 coats
 
I've heard a lot of good things about Krylon fusion, if you decide not to take that road I'd suggest a bit of sanding, then follow it up with a coat of adhesion promoter and whatever paint you'd like.
 
PDRed302 said:
I've heard a lot of good things about Krylon fusion, if you decide not to take that road I'd suggest a bit of sanding, then follow it up with a coat of adhesion promoter and whatever paint you'd like.
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I've heard about this Krylon Fusion, too...I've also heard that the Lowe's brand paint is good. Heard anything about that?
 
Nope...

Just a suggestion, I'm sure you can read all the reviews on Google.
 
PDRed302 said:
I've heard a lot of good things about Krylon fusion, if you decide not to take that road I'd suggest a bit of sanding, then follow it up with a coat of adhesion promoter and whatever paint you'd like.
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+1, but any brand of black spraypaint should do just fine. For maximum adhesion and the best color I'd use a grey primer spraypaint first.
 
I used Krylon Fusion on my 75 gall. Worked great on the trim, Just wish I woulda had more to do a second coat on the tank but it still looks good.
 
I used semi-gloss black paint from Lowes to paint a used 150 I bought. Did stand, trim and made a new hood which I painted too, looks so much better than before.
 
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