painting the back of an aquarium

[SkyCatcher]

Hi,

Can I use ordinary gloss paint to cover the outside back pane of my new
tank?

tia,

Sky

[Rick]

"SkyCatcher" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Can I use ordinary gloss paint to cover the outside back pane of my new
> tank?
>
> tia,
>
> Sky
>
latex flat would be my choice.

Rick

[jk]

"SkyCatcher" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Can I use ordinary gloss paint to cover the outside back pane of my new
> tank?
>
> tia,
>
> Sky
>
>

What a great idea! Get yourself a book on reverse painting. This was done
by a few comtemporaries of Tiffany like LaFarge. I would use stained glass
paint, not latex, which may wash off easily.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

[HairyMcLeary]

I successfully painted one of mine a few years back, used a darkish blue
(flat), gave the tank an illusion of looking bigger than it was. I found it
better than stick on backing papers as there are no air bubbles. A pain to
get off if you get it wrong though.

Tony


"SkyCatcher" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Can I use ordinary gloss paint to cover the outside back pane of my new
> tank?
>
> tia,
>
> Sky
>
>

[Eric Schreiber]

SkyCatcher wrote:

> Can I use ordinary gloss paint to cover the outside back pane of my
> new tank?

Several times in the past I've had really good results by spray
painting the outside of the back pane of glass flat black. Looks very
nice, andd hides the wires behind the tank. I think a dark blue would
work very well, too.

I'm not sure if gloss would make a difference, since the side you view
will be on glass.

The one important step, of course, is to make sure that you cover and
seal the top of the tank very, very well, to ensure that none of the
paint gets inside.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

[Billy]

"jk" > wrote in message
et...

|
| What a great idea! Get yourself a book on reverse painting. This
was done
| by a few comtemporaries of Tiffany like LaFarge. I would use
stained glass
| paint, not latex, which may wash off easily.
|

The latex (I use interior gloss) works fine, and can be removed with
a razor if need be. I stopped getting those plastic backgrounds a
couple years ago. As long as you're careful when handling it, the
latex doesn't "wash" off. It isn't water soluble once dry.

[Billy]

"Eric Schreiber" <eric at ericschreiber dot com> wrote in message
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| SkyCatcher wrote:
|
| The one important step, of course, is to make sure that you cover
and
| seal the top of the tank very, very well, to ensure that none of
the
| paint gets inside.
|


Or paint it before putting fishies in it.:)

[Eric Schreiber]

Billy wrote:

> Or paint it before putting fishies in it.:)

Well, yeah, I was sort of assuming that - you still don't want any
paint getting into the tank if you can help it at all.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com