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Repainting back wall?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by dead fish, Aug 17, 2012.

  1. Aug 17, 2012 #1
    dead fish Iowa City

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    So my tank's back wall is painted sky blue. I wanted to give it a chance when I set it up but I'm discovering I just don't care for the look. Has anyone ever scraped and repainted a tank after it's set up?
     
  2. Aug 17, 2012 #2
    MJB Tanks Pleasant Hill, IA

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    That doesn't sound fun at all...I scraped one a few years ago before it was set up and it was a pain. Don't know what kind of paint mine had on it but it certainly wasn't an easy latex.
     
  3. Aug 17, 2012 #3
    dead fish Iowa City

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    I think this stuff should come off pretty easy. It is latex. I'm just worried about painting and the fumes. Or should I get some of that plastic stuff for the back....
     
  4. Aug 17, 2012 #4
    MJB Tanks Pleasant Hill, IA

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    Shouldn't be any harmfull fumes if you brush on a latex. I would probably look for a low or no-VOC paint.
     
  5. Aug 17, 2012 #5
    dead fish Iowa City

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    Cool! At least I was smart enough to leave enough space so I can get back there this time.
     
  6. Aug 17, 2012 #6
    Big John

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    Keep this in mind... I painted my tank black, I love the look of it, BUT! If you have dark colored fish that are hard to see!
    Good luck!
     
  7. Aug 17, 2012 #7
    Ray

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    I painted mine light blue, I love the look. Brightens everything up.
     
  8. Aug 18, 2012 #8
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Mine naturally turned purple.
    I want to do something with the backs and sides of mine so you can't see the fish room equipment, but I was looking more at a vinyl stick on material instead of painting.
     
  9. Aug 18, 2012 #9
    dead fish Iowa City

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    Well, I scraped it and then I decided to pick up a sheet of aquarium backing so I didn't have to decide on a color just yet. The paint scraped off really easily. I used a long-handled razor blade intended for wall paper scraping.I was done scraping in 10 minutes or so. Took longer to clean up. Here are the before, middle and after pics.


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  10. Aug 18, 2012 #10
    Kpotter2 North liberty, IA

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    Looks good and great idea on just putting a backing on until you decide.
     
  11. Aug 19, 2012 #11
    dead fish Iowa City

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    Video of the process:

     

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