hmmmm white walls, black paint, white walls, black paint, black paint oh dam black walls
might be safer to wait

lol...yeah, I'd really hate to have to buy MORE paint and have to paint something else.

Anne:

I've had to do two coats before - but usually one.

Try this with your aquarium background....

Take it off and coat it with vegitable oil. (yes, seriously)

Put a good coat on...then do the same to the back glass of your tank - being sure not to slop or drip any in it.

Apply the background & use a squeegie or even a good flat spatula to get the bubbles out - works great! I did that on my cheapie blue background for my Discus tank & it looks really nice.

I apply 5 good but thin coats. I hate any light sneaking thru. It seems to do the job great

Melon, I applied the background with a very damp cloth, and then smoothed it out with a tool from the kitchen used to scrape the cutting board--it's a plastic thing with a silicone edge to one side. If any of you are married, your wife may be into Pampered Chef, she may know what this is. It's called a Handy Scraper--I think. Any way, I got it really smooth, no bubbles or anything. It's just not black enough for me. When I went to mpp's house and and saw his tanks that had a painted background, I decided that I'd do the same to mine--I REALLY liked it.

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i spray paint all my tanks. i use the rustolieumn krylon gloss enactive finish spray paint. don't know if i spelled that right. i do a light coast and be sure not to spray too long in one spot to avoid clumps. then i spray a few more coats on till i can't see anymore light through it.

Spraying a tank is no problem if the tank is small enough to move in and out of the house. If it's a bigger tank or if it's already stocked the roller is the way to go

Yes, I agree. mpp has a tank with a painted blue background with silica sand that I really liked. Looked super sharp, too. I may mimic that in the hopefully near future.

I can't wait for you to see mine as well. I think you should like it also. Just rock, sand and a painted background

I bet it's sharp, too. lol

I just use a couple of sheets of matt A2 colored card, from the local Newsagency, or Art Supply store.

Sticky it to the back. I've had some sitting there for 15 years. But I buy the 'decent' stick tape !

Well I finally finished the painting of my 125. Not too much fun but it is done

Did you do it in oils or water colours
So are you happy with the out come ? Wheres the pics ? You know we want to see the finished look