Painting back of tank

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by dunl

Wipe everything down with a thinner.......might take the overspray and air floated particles off.

Ya, spent my lunch doing that

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya, spent my lunch doing that

Mmmmmm! Eau de Paint Thinner! That'll go well with the pot roast in the oven.

[Chin_Lee]

i used acrylic paint with roll-on and it didn't work very well - too soft and easly scratched and peeled.
The best results I've ever had was rustoleum spray paint but that involved taking your tank outside. I have never tried painting on rustoleum but I imagine it would work just as well as the spray. Just don't use acrylic is my recommendation.

[Aquattro]

The rustoleum went on really well, I hope I don't need a second coat, I'm already on the s*** list at home

[dunl]

I have a tank that was sprayed four or so years ago....no issues yet.

[globaldesigns]

eeewwwwww, I hope your kitchen doesn't have white cabinets

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

eeewwwwww, I hope your kitchen doesn't have white cabinets

Not anymore!! Actually, not too bad, a quick wipe over everything cleaned it up, but the house will stink for a while. And, I need a second coat

[FishyFishy!]

Krylon Fusion all the way. Have done every tank of mine with it so far. Awesome stuff to spray on just about anything with very little prep.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Not anymore!! Actually, not too bad, a quick wipe over everything cleaned it up, but the house will stink for a while. And, I need a second coat

And since your cleanup worked the first time you're going to do it again in there aren't you? We reefers have all been exposed to too much primer, glue and skimmate fumes to do things like we should! I sprayed the back of my old frontosa tank in a closed room in my apartment. Wasn't until things started going fuzzy that I thought I had better get the hell out of the room.