Painting the back of the aquarium

[vequalsir]

I have used spray paint, but I think latex would be much easier to remove if you changed your mind on the color.

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[Pearl]

I like to use cobalt blue, phthalo emerald green and cadmium red acrylics to create texture and blend colors, adding cobalt violet when I want a darker background.

 

[eeyipes]

I just rolled on acrylic craft paint with a foam roller on my tanks ... took a couple coats to fill in but seemed to work fine. You can blend different colors that way too .. and cheap.

 

[mellowvision]

any sign shop will sell you a sheet of 3m signmakers vinyl, in nearly any color you can think of. If you apply it with water and a squeegie, it's the best.

 

[fermentedhiker]

any sign shop will sell you a sheet of 3m signmakers vinyl, in nearly any color you can think of. If you apply it with water and a squeegie, it's the best.

Do you wet the tank glass before laying it down? I'm on my third attempt of doing vinyl on a 55 gallon and I cannot for the life of me stop from getting wrinkles and bubbles no matter how hard and careful I'm being. Does the water keep the adhesive from sticking immediately?

 

[mellowvision]

yeah, soapy water is a must. you want to thoroughly mist the surface so you can slide the vinyl around and into place, and then squeegie the water out from the center to the edges.

 

[GraphicGr8s]

yeah, soapy water is a must. you want to thoroughly mist the surface so you can slide the vinyl around and into place, and then squeegie the water out from the center to the edges.

One of my commercial window tinting customers uses Johnsons baby shampoo in water for just that reason. Plus it got a better bond