HiJacked...
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Topic: HiJacked...
Posted By: Nano_Reefer
Subject: HiJacked...
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 11:02am
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Posted By: sukie
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 11:28am
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Looks really great!!!
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Posted By: sukie
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 11:28am
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I was thinking of re-doin my 90gal too. . .
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Posted By: Nano_Reefer
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 6:39pm
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Posted By: leafeater
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 9:08pm
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I am building a stand and am ready to coat it with something but am not sure what to use. Are all stains waterproof? |
Posted By: sukie
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 11:47pm
I'm thinking of gutting the whole insides and redo'in it all.  Right now the majanos are taking over. . .  ------------- http://sukie.mt-wudan.com/ - My Blog |
Nano_Reefer wrote:Posted By: Nano_Reefer
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 12:05am
I do not know if stains themselves are water proof. I am using a spar urethane. I have cedar wood so I used no stains. |
Posted By: Nano_Reefer
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 9:46am
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Posted By: leafeater
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 10:47pm
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I would love to know if their is or if stains are waterproof, but for the current stand that I am building I went with standard Primer. So far it looks great and I hope that it will repel any minor water spillage once it is complete. We'll see. good luck on your rebuild. |
Posted By: bfessler
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 3:23pm
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For the most part a stain simply stains and seals the wood prior to applying the finish coat. If you want to leave the wood natural looking you would have to apply a coat of dainish oil pierodically to maintain water repellancy. It's probibly better to apply a finish coat of polyurathane or spar varnish. These products come in a variety of sheens from Flat to High Gloss. Higher gloss finishes show imperfections more and require sanding between each coat. With satin or eggshell finishes once the surface is smooth you probibly don't have to sand between coats.
If you are going to paint the stand you don't have to stain it first. Apply a good primer, Sand well then apply your paint. If the surface is rough sand it again and apply a second coat of paint and your done.
Good Luck. ------------- Burt An equal opportunity reefer, I support all hobbyists and organizations involved in Marine Aquarium Keeping. [email protected] |
Posted By: leafeater
Date Posted: May 25 2009 at 10:49pm
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Thanks for the advice. I have primed, sanded and primed again. I just picked up some eggshell black paint from Lowes today and will paint tomorrow. |
Posted By: bfessler
Date Posted: May 26 2009 at 7:48am
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If you are using a Water Base Paint make sure you give it pleanty of time to dry. Most water based paints will dry to the touch in about 1 hour but they are not completely cured for about a week. If you put your tank on the stand too soon the paint will bond to the bottom of the tank after a day or so and you will have a hard time removing it if you ever need to and it will probibly pull the finish off when it comes loose.
Oil based paint dries slower but cures faster. It will be ready to go in a couple days.
Good Luck. ------------- Burt An equal opportunity reefer, I support all hobbyists and organizations involved in Marine Aquarium Keeping. [email protected] |
Posted By: leafeater
Date Posted: May 26 2009 at 10:59pm
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I should know what kind of paint I bought, but I will have to look. Thanks for the heads up. I will take it slow and not get too anxious to see how the tank looks on the stand. I did get it painted today and it looks good. Thanks for all your help and advice. |
Posted By: bfessler
Date Posted: May 27 2009 at 9:10am
Great. Post a few pics when its finished. ------------- Burt An equal opportunity reefer, I support all hobbyists and organizations involved in Marine Aquarium Keeping. [email protected] |