Pauly Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 Hi everyone, I've just made a light hood for my tank , and need to know what paint I can use . It needs to water proof the mdf and to be non toxic for the fish. Ive been told to use oil based for water proofing the wood but also to use water based ,as oil based is toxic . Oh and the cheeper the better Any advise would be great. thanx pauly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 Shouldn't matter if it's non toxic or not since the fish won't be in direct contact with it. Most paint isn't particularly toxic either, go lick your wall, it's not going to poison you. Just paint it the color you want of any kind of paint and then put a coat or two of polyurethane over the top of it. That should seal it. Stain and polyurethane should work too, or even polyurethane alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted October 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 thanks Ira , Ive been looking around , damn paint is expensive ! I think some undercoat and spray paint from the warehouse followed by some polyurethane will be the ticket Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Sheila Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 I wouldn't imagine that you need to go to the extreme of polyurethane. Just undercoat it twice and paint it twice with a water based paint. And make sure it dries for at least 3 weeks. Water won't penetrate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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