Painting pvc black

[ganjero]

Can you paint pvc black pipes black, What should I use that is reef safe?

Thanks

[MrRyanT]

Krylon Fusion spray paint, reef safe, works great

[LobsterOfJustice]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11054385#post11054385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MrRyanT
Krylon Fusion spray paint, reef safe, works great

Yep, agreed.

[ganjero]

Can you get it at HD or any of the big stores?

Thanks

[LobsterOfJustice]

Not at home depot, I got mine at a sherwin williams I believe.

[tqreefrookie]

Also check walmart. I found some there b4

[plyr58]

Wal-mart is where its at. Say it with Krylon baby! Works great to paint the back of a tank as well

[Wrassemeister]

yes krylon fusion is the paint of choice, just make sure you let it cure for a few days at least even though it says dries in 15 mintutes, if you put on a thick coat it wont dry for a long time, so numerous thin light coates are better. I painted all my pvc and overflow with it so far so good.

[AquaReeferMan]

Ill echo Krylon Fusion again. Ive used it with no problems.

[NHfishguy]

One caveat is that the paint scrapes off very easily and then the white pvc shows through. Careful when moving rocks or scraping coraline.

[jcarson999]

A lot of people just use the purple primer on the pvc - then the pipes blend in when the coralline forms.

-jim

[dcombs44]

You can also buy black pvc. It's a bit more expensive, but takes the risk away from having paint in the tank.

To add to everyone else, I have heard good things about Krylon Fusion.

[ledford1]

I've bought black PVC from savko.com. To match my black background, I used black PVC for my returns.

[Chef Reef]

when you paint the tank do you paint the inside part of the glass or the back part thats not in the water?

[Wrassemeister]

back part, don't paint inside the bulkhead holes

[jpeconsult]

Painting the back of glass...has anyone left "spots" not painted to view the underside of the rocks? Example I am thinking is to paint the entire back black and leave a 2x4 inch window to view the under-side of the rock-work. These "windows" would have to be covered with a black paper/film, etc when not viewing. This would only work with tanks that have a sump room/area behine the tank.

[ganjero]

What about using the brand rus-oleum that they sell at HD? It says is for plastics, including PVC.

[Chibils]

Krylon Fusion.

[Somerschool]

I used HD paint not having seen this thread. Is it deadly? We used PVC primer first and we cured the paint job for a full 24 hours like the can said before putting it into the tank. Should we yank it out? It's been in about five days in a fairly new tank on two inflow manifolds that we made...

Anyone with experience on this?

[scaryperson27]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11066762#post11066762 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ganjero
What about using the brand rus-oleum that they sell at HD? It says is for plastics, including PVC.

This isn't debatable. Krylon Fusion is she shiznik. I would never stick Rus-olium in my tank.

[dinoman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11058179#post11058179 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jpeconsult
Painting the back of glass...has anyone left "spots" not painted to view the underside of the rocks? Example I am thinking is to paint the entire back black and leave a 2x4 inch window to view the under-side of the rock-work. These "windows" would have to be covered with a black paper/film, etc when not viewing. This would only work with tanks that have a sump room/area behine the tank.

:) Another trick people have used (and I'm also planning on doing once I get around to it) is instead of painting the back of the tank get a piece of acrylic cut to the size of the back of your tank. Grab a can of Krylon Fusion and spray paint the chunk of acrylic. Stick the acrylic to the back of the tank and now you have a removable painted tank background!

[ganjero]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11067597#post11067597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dinoman
:) Another trick people have used (and I'm also planning on doing once I get around to it) is instead of painting the back of the tank get a piece of acrylic cut to the size of the back of your tank. Grab a can of Krylon Fusion and spray paint the chunk of acrylic. Stick the acrylic to the back of the tank and now you have a removable painted tank background!

This thread is about painting pvc, no the back of the tank.

[dinoman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11068647#post11068647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ganjero
This thread is about painting pvc, no the back of the tank.

:D Please read the post I quoted, jpeconsult was asking about painting the back of the tank.

[ganjero]

But dont keep the HJ going.

[dinoman]

:D Sorry!