View Full Version : Aquarium safe paint?
Fishy_Fun
07-29-2008, 5:40 PM
I just built a canister filter but i want to cover up the god awful white pvc with black.I plan on going to home depot later.Any suggestions?
Hooked Newbie
07-29-2008, 5:42 PM
Krylon Fusion.
Fishy_Fun
07-29-2008, 5:50 PM
will that be ok in the water?
Fishy_Fun
07-29-2008, 5:54 PM
Ok thanks
ebola
07-30-2008, 10:54 AM
Hi Fishy, I'm kinda interested in your filter. Did you use threaded PVC or just cement the endcaps on?
Sploke
07-30-2008, 11:35 AM
Just make sure to let it cure at least 24 hours. I had a few spray bars that I only let them dry to the touch, and the paint chipped off. I think this stuff needs a little extra time to really bond well with the surface. Things I've painted and let sit for a few days before putting them in, the paint generally seems to hold up a lot better.
Fishy_Fun
07-30-2008, 8:15 PM
ok will do,
As for the filter i used threaded elbows and wrapped in nylon tape.i just siliconed the endcaps and everything else i could screw together.
Fishy_Fun
07-30-2008, 8:16 PM
Oh and i looked at home depot and they don't sell krylon.So i was thinking fred meyer or a craft store.
Starálfur
07-30-2008, 9:14 PM
Let me know where you find it I need some too :)
rustygmc
07-30-2008, 11:18 PM
look at walmart they usually have it
Bk718
07-30-2008, 11:28 PM
Oh and i looked at home depot and they don't sell krylon.So i was thinking fred meyer or a craft store.
are you sure??? cant be krylon is the most popular/common spray paint and for a homedepot to not have it is like an LFS not having fish..
Sounguru
07-31-2008, 1:21 AM
Home Depot doesn't carry Krylon in my area either I would go to Wally worls that is where I pick mine up...