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Old 12/07/2005, 01:27 PM
jrcastro jrcastro is offline
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Painting the inside of an Acrylic Tank with Krylon Fusion??

I have an acrylic tank that has a fixed blue background & planning on painting it Black.
Anyone have experience with Krylon Fusion spray paint?
I have heard that its been used for the back of the tanks & PVC fittings. I wonder if it could be used inside?
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Old 12/07/2005, 01:42 PM
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I have never used it myself, but i have seen many people on here use it on items inside thier tanks with no reported problems.
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Old 12/07/2005, 01:52 PM
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i would be leary to use it however if you do, make sure that not only do you completely defume the tank after it dries (and the room) but run carbon and change it regularly to help
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Old 12/07/2005, 02:15 PM
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The inside of my fuge is painted with Fusion so the light doesn't shine out..........No problems for me.

I would paint the outside if you could......Can you remove the blue or is it that light blue colored acrylic?
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Old 12/07/2005, 02:17 PM
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You could get a piece of thin black acrylic cut to the size of the back and then silicone it in place??
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Old 12/07/2005, 02:20 PM
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Well even if you don't like the blue, in two years, it will be covered with algae most likely anyway. In my opinion the effort will not be worth the temporary results, but that's just me.
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