Aquarium Dude Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 How have you finished your mdf stand? and is it standing up to the job? Spraypaint? Normal paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stompa Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 any paint for me..... been doing it for 15 odd yrs and not had many problems. i seen one i made 7yrs ago sell on trademe the other week and apart from the paint needing a few touch ups the mdf was still fine.....of course remember if your going to spill lots and lots of water you may have a few probs..... thats my thoughts.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joze Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Always assume you will spill lots of water. I make up fibreglass resin and then paint it on, then paint over for the camper I am renovating. Thinking of doing the same but with marine gelcoat for the base I am about to fit to a new stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzard Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Be careful when using polyester resins and gelcoats with fishtank bits and pieces. They will leach styrene monomer solvent gasses for at least one month and this is very permeable in water. If you are going to use a resin for sealing my pick would be solvent free 2 part epoxy's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted December 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 How about using that glossyish bathroom paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzard Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Any good quality bathroom paint will be fine but i think you will need a good undercoat to seal the mdf first. I think the last time i used mdf i got a alkid based undercoat and this stopped the mdf soaking up the paint. It will take a bit longer but the stand/lid will last so much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 always seal the board before painting & do all faces. I work for a kitchen manufacturer & the raw edges left over night in humid times of the year will swell half a millimeter or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Sounds like most people here know what they are talking about. Just made a MDF cabinet for my 4ft tank using mostly 18mm MDF the primming part is the most important. There are alot of primers made for MDF I used 'White Knights' MDF Primer that I picked up from Bunnings here in ChCh. The door wern't cut that straight, but hey was the first time I'd made one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Looks pretty good! Did you use a router to get the nice curved edges, or did you use standard architraves(sp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Looks pretty good! Did you use a router to get the nice curved edges, or did you use standard architraves(sp). Yes they are architraves, the one on the top is to allow the tank to sit about 25mm deep behind it to hide the bottom of it. The one at the bottom is to hide the only non MDF part of the whole cabinet and thats the 8 x 2' x 4' pine supports along the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I was looking at using archetraves but they do not come big enough to get the top looking like I want it to look, so I have decided to use a router with round bit to get the same shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I was looking at using archetraves but they do not come big enough to get the top looking like I want it to look, so I have decided to use a router with round bit to get the same shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I was looking at using archetraves but they do not come big enough to get the top looking like I want it to look, so I have decided to use a router with round bit to get the same shape. mmmmmmmmmmmm router if you must. but I think the ones I got did the job pretty good. There where larger sizes available, up to about150mm, so you could build it up as you wish. I would love to have the knack to do a good router job, but ave never tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 lights I am looking at are 130mm high and so I really need at least a peice of 180mm for around the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Has anyone sprayed there tank stand? Where did you get it done? and (if you dont mind) about how much did it cost to get done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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