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| 08/17/2012 11:29 AM |
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So my tank's back wall is painted sky blue. I wanted to give it a chance when I set it up but I'm discovering I just don't care for the look. Has anyone ever scraped and repainted a tank after it's set up? |
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Pleasant Hill Posts/Points: 299/349
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| 08/17/2012 1:17 PM |
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That doesn't sound fun at all...I scraped one a few years ago before it was set up and it was a pain. Don't know what kind of paint mine had on it but it certainly wasn't an easy latex. |
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iowa city Posts/Points: 730/974
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| 08/17/2012 1:25 PM |
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Posted By MJB Tanks on 08/17/2012 01:17 PM
That doesn't sound fun at all...I scraped one a few years ago before it was set up and it was a pain. Don't know what kind of paint mine had on it but it certainly wasn't an easy latex.
I think this stuff should come off pretty easy. It is latex. I'm just worried about painting and the fumes. Or should I get some of that plastic stuff for the back....
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Pleasant Hill Posts/Points: 299/349
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| 08/17/2012 1:31 PM |
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Shouldn't be any harmfull fumes if you brush on a latex. I would probably look for a low or no-VOC paint. |
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iowa city Posts/Points: 730/974
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| 08/17/2012 1:36 PM |
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Cool! At least I was smart enough to leave enough space so I can get back there this time. |
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Evansdale Posts/Points: 752/914
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| 08/17/2012 8:10 PM |
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Keep this in mind... I painted my tank black, I love the look of it, BUT! If you have dark colored fish that are hard to see!
Good luck! |
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Cedar Rapids Posts/Points: 237/323
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| 08/17/2012 9:53 PM |
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I painted mine light blue, I love the look. Brightens everything up. |
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Cedar Rapids Posts/Points: 2203/2463
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| 08/18/2012 12:01 PM |
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Mine naturally turned purple.
I want to do something with the backs and sides of mine so you can't see the fish room equipment, but I was looking more at a vinyl stick on material instead of painting. |
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iowa city Posts/Points: 730/974
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| 08/18/2012 9:21 PM |
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Well, I scraped it and then I decided to pick up a sheet of aquarium backing so I didn't have to decide on a color just yet. The paint scraped off really easily. I used a long-handled razor blade intended for wall paper scraping.I was done scraping in 10 minutes or so. Took longer to clean up. Here are the before, middle and after pics.
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North Liberty Posts/Points: 1947/2257
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| 08/18/2012 10:25 PM |
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Looks good and great idea on just putting a backing on until you decide. |
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iowa city Posts/Points: 730/974
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| 08/19/2012 12:25 PM |
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