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carpenterwrasse
03-15-2008, 06:42 AM
what kind of paint is suggested to use onthe back of my 75

jojo22
03-15-2008, 08:07 AM
Any type of spray paint. I clean the glass with mineral spirits first to get rid of any oils.

dberrong
03-15-2008, 09:01 AM
Is it better to spray it or roll it?

saltwaterdaddy
03-15-2008, 09:53 AM
dont roll it, spray it the bad thing about painting glass is that it will flake really easy if you rubb it on something but if its against a wall you will have no problems. hope this helps

Tanked
03-15-2008, 09:34 PM
Oil based paint .One of those SMALL 1/2pint cans from Wal-mart .Buy u one of those sponge brushes .Clean the glass GOOD with pubbing alcohal and a good paper towel so it with not leave paper lent behind.Pour the paint on the tank right out of the can .Use the brush to spread the paint ,like u are iciing a cake .If u can find blue it will look really nice,but black always looks great too.

carpenterwrasse
03-15-2008, 10:10 PM
all this will be considered thanks

Sweetpea
03-19-2008, 10:32 PM
I have used Krylon Fusion of the back of 4 tanks now (3 glass and 1 acrylic) and have had good results. However, I did scratch a small line into the paint on one tank when I got a little too happy with the Mag-Float :o