- Location
- Long Island NY
just picked up some krylon but not the fusion. Is this okay to paint the back of my tank with or do I need the fusion thats made for plastics
krylon or krylon fusion
- Thread starter james1990
- Start date
- Location
- Long Island NY
cool just checking.
- Location
- Rockville Centre, NY
I used regular benjamin moore (think it was eggshell finish) for the back of my tank glass as well as the trim. You can see the pic's in my 120g tank thread.
Is your tank acrylic or glass?
The Fusion works on either.
Regular Krylon is fine for glass but not acrylic.
Better to use a canned paint/roller/brush if you are doing this indoors or on a tank that is already set up!
- Location
- Staten Island ny
Just may need a second coat that's all
- Location
- Rockville Centre, NY
+1 on the roll-on... you get a much more even coat. 2-3 coats should do you good!
- Location
- Long Island NY
so i used the Krylon gloss black spray. Heres my review:
I made sure to use alot of masking tape and cover the rest of the tank. Cleaned the surface with vinegar than Alcohol. First coat I applied way too much and it dripped so I took it off quickly and tried again but with thinner coats. Though it was REALLY humid outside when I did this, i needed to apply like 15 coats with waiting around 10min or so in between. I ended up using the whole can on a 18X square and light still passes through it. But after using the whole can unless the tank backed a window, it is not noticeable.
Next time I will be using the ROLL on paint. hope this helps. the spray is just to finicky and doesnt get dark enough.
I made sure to use alot of masking tape and cover the rest of the tank. Cleaned the surface with vinegar than Alcohol. First coat I applied way too much and it dripped so I took it off quickly and tried again but with thinner coats. Though it was REALLY humid outside when I did this, i needed to apply like 15 coats with waiting around 10min or so in between. I ended up using the whole can on a 18X square and light still passes through it. But after using the whole can unless the tank backed a window, it is not noticeable.
Next time I will be using the ROLL on paint. hope this helps. the spray is just to finicky and doesnt get dark enough.
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