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02-13-2008, 03:41 PM
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AKA Captain Jack Sparrow
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safe paint inside tank
Im looking to build some rock racks with pvc and some great stuff. what is a safe paint to coat the great stuff with?
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02-13-2008, 03:46 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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i think fly guy painted his rock rack with paint ask him
but i know theres marine safe paint
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02-13-2008, 04:01 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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02-13-2008, 04:02 PM
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krylon fusion is the most commonly used paint for that
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02-13-2008, 04:09 PM
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AKA Captain Jack Sparrow
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i was thinking more along the lines of something thick that i could brush on and mix some sand in with while im doing it
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02-13-2008, 04:25 PM
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Tokay Gecko Tamer !
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I would look in to latex paint then . altheo you could use krylon fusion and toss sand on b4 it drys lol also you can epoxy it (i dont know the kind) and rub sand on b 4 it drys
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02-13-2008, 04:26 PM
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Tokay Gecko Tamer !
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i used krylon fusion you could mulit coate it if you want a realy textured serfice
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02-13-2008, 05:27 PM
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I'm not sure if latex paint in a submerged saltwater environment will work. Anyone done that before?
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02-13-2008, 08:31 PM
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Shark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hng
I'm not sure if latex paint in a submerged saltwater environment will work. Anyone done that before?
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It doesn't work.
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02-13-2008, 10:21 PM
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Krylon Fusion seems to be OK, most epoxy paints are nneutral when cured but being a 2 part the application is esp ticklish, ie the cured end result is OK but the pre cure 2 parts require special handling and work conditions
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02-14-2008, 02:07 AM
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If it's white PVC ,some people use the purple primer and it looks like coraline algea.
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02-14-2008, 02:19 AM
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The Muddy Mod
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I'm with George, use purple primer.
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