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View Poll Results: Do you prefer painted or finished wood stands and canopies?
Painted 2 15.38%
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Old 09-03-2005, 02:53 AM
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What's your preference when it comes to stands and canopies, do you prefer painted or real wood finish? I have seen some fine examples of both and can't decide which to choose.


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Old 09-03-2005, 02:58 AM
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At the moment I don't have either - my stand is metal but I am going to enclose it in real wood. I am not going with a canopy though because of heat (3X400W lights)
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Not sure how to answer.
All my tanks are on "GeoMetrik" stands.
They are made of that highly compressed wood material (forget exactly what it's called) (not particle board) and they have a black finish coating on them.
So they are wood, but they are not painted. They are "finished", but not stained.
I guess for all intents and purposes I would fall into the painted category even though, technically, my stands are not.
At least, I don't think it's paint. Or maybe I just don't want it to be paint. Paint sounds so cheap.
Whatever it is, it's a nice low gloss, no glare, easy clean finish. I love 'em.

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PS Voted paint, reluctantly. (It sounds so cheap! )
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so if you paint wood would that not also be finnished wood?

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so if you paint wood would that not also be finnished wood?

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mine is stained black.
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so if you paint wood would that not also be finnished wood?

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Only. Maybe if I said only sanded it...

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