Raychel Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I found glass paint in my local craft store which says it cures in 4 days and is top rack dishwasher safe if baked. It is the Decoart brand. Is this safe to use to paint the back of my aquarium (on the outside)? I would assume so, but I've always used spray paint before. I only picked this up because it is too cold to paint outside. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoshJosh Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I think pretty much anything is safe on the outside of the aquarium. . . though I would just wait till the weather warms up and use spray pain (plasti-dip is my go to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I have used window tint before. Can do that indoors and you can peel it off easily when/if you sell the tank. STORY TIME: When I was just out of high school I had a tank for sale with tint on it, the guy who was going to buy it was being a nugget and wanted a discount "because it's painted on the back". I asked him how long he thought it would take to remove it, he said at least an hour.... Mind you I could have gotten spray paint off in 3 minutes with some gasoline... but I busted out a heat gun and removed the tint in front of him in less than a minute. He didn't buy the tank. But whatever I wasn't going to cave to some 30+ year old man when I was trying to get gas money for my truck so I could go to school. The next weekend a lady bought the tank at full price and even took some of my guppy kids from my main display inside the house. On 1/21/2022 at 8:34 PM, MoshJosh said: I think pretty much anything is safe on the outside of the aquarium. . . though I would just wait till the weather warms up and use spray pain (plasti-dip is my go to). Plasti-dip is sweet. I've created rubber lids on my coleman coolers with it so people don't slip on them in the boat. It gets torn up fast, but it lasts a season and then I refresh. I use white so the cooler stays colder, too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzDaddy21 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 11:20 PM, Raychel said: glass paint in my local craft store I used flat black from do it best, a quart has done 3 - 40B and 2 - 20L / back, bottom, and sides 3 to 4 coats let dry between coats dries fast and still had a little left over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I just use the cheap craft paint from Walmart. It's around $0.96 per bottle. I slap on a coat. Use my hair dryer to dry it. Add extra coats with more hair drying between each coat. I can build up three or four coats in twenty minutes or so this way. There's little to no smell. It's easy to clean up. It's just easy-peasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Latex house paint works fine too. It peals off easy with a plastic scraper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I have used window film like what is used to tint car windows. For painting inside you can use any interior latex paint, a million colors to choose from, just do light coats, let each coat dry in between, and your good to go. You can use a hair dryer or heat gun to help speed up the dry time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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