What type of paint?

[soggysandwich]

im plainning on painting the back of my tank black. only problem is i dont know what kind of paint to use. i want to be able to remove it if i wanna change the color or if i dont want it. and i dont want to use spray paint cause the tank is in my basement and i dont want to have to move it up stairs to paint it. so for those of you that have painted your tanks, what kind of paint did you use?

 

[Dr Joe]

You didn't specify glass or plastic?

There have just been several threads on this recently, you may get your answers with a search there faster.

Dr Joe

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[soggysandwich]

sorry bout that its a glass tank. i tried to search but there wasnt really a straight forward answer

 

[Dr Joe]

On glass I've used them all, enamel, latex, even oil base. As long as the water won't touch it your ok and a razor blade will take any of them off .

I liked enamels and latex wasn't bad either just clean the glass to perfection (alcohol as the last cleaner with a good quality paper towel (no lint)) , tape off the plastic, lay some newspaper down for any drips or dropped brushes, cover the tank & filter shut off air pump if you got one, ventilate the room, and start brushing.


I like spray paints whenever possible, I streak (with several colors) the sides and back to give some depth and kind of looks like the side of a river underwater. Haven't tried it with a brush tho.

Dr Joe

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[tunerX]

A roller and white latex colored to your hearts desire at any paint store. You can remove almost any paint from glass with a razor blade, but for me latex has always been the easiest to remove.

 

[soggysandwich]

On glass I've used them all, enamel, latex, even oil base. As long as the water won't touch it your ok and a razor blade will take any of them off .

I liked enamels and latex wasn't bad either just clean the glass to perfection (alcohol as the last cleaner with a good quality paper towel (no lint)) , tape off the plastic, lay some newspaper down for any drips or dropped brushes, cover the tank & filter shut off air pump if you got one, ventilate the room, and start brushing.


I like spray paints whenever possible, I streak (with several colors) the sides and back to give some depth and kind of looks like the side of a river underwater. Haven't tried it with a brush tho.

Dr Joe

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ok thanks, good thing the tank is empty now so it will be a little easier to move. i still have yet to see this so called river you always talk about.