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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: braddo on April 24, 2006, 06:22:56 PM

Title: Polystyrene tank
Post by: braddo on April 24, 2006, 06:22:56 PM
Ok first experiment of polstyrene box did as grum suggested 2 coats of gloss paint and fibreglass it all that was left this morning was gloss paint no styrene just a mushy mess :(
So I will stick to using a liner to line the boxes and leave the fibreglass to the timber tanks I will make soon.
Title: Thats not the way
Post by: Savage_roo on April 24, 2006, 06:32:54 PM
Ok you where supost to use water based paint lol
So looks like its back to the drawing board for you lol
Ok you can try again I gess
Better luck next time Sorry

O  Wayne just explayed what happed sorry if I sounded like a prat :?
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Post by: wrk21 on April 24, 2006, 06:36:33 PM
and what you've spent in paint and fiberglass you would be half way to a new tank......

if its not an all fiberglass tub like grum has built just stick to the glass....
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Post by: braddo on April 24, 2006, 06:45:27 PM
It was water base paint.
Wayne paint cost me nothing as have heeps here after renovating and fibreglass was next to nothing as I have a mate that built a boat and had a litre sittin around all up about a 6 pack.
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Post by: braddo on April 24, 2006, 06:47:29 PM
oh the matting I got from the hardware which was $12 FOR a metre with trade discount card. But won't be going back for a second trial. Pstyrene boxes were nothin as I get the dregs from a fish shop.
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Post by: Sigmaphile on April 24, 2006, 07:46:41 PM
Brad,
If you want any info on Fibreglassing drop me an email or PM.
Just another of my talents.  :lol:
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Post by: here fishie fishie on April 24, 2006, 08:58:44 PM
[quote:4fccd453dc]Just another of my talents[/quote:4fccd453dc]
Umm how does it go, Jack of all trades, master of none...{only joking Phil}
I will give ya Indoor Cricket, u pie chucker.  :roll:

I will admit you have alot of good tricks & ideas up your sleaves.

Frenchy :D
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Post by: Sigmaphile on April 24, 2006, 09:08:45 PM
[quote:6d16046346]I will admit you have alot of good tricks & ideas up your sleaves.
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From you Justin I will take that as a compliment.  :lol:
Always thinking. Thats how you learn. Get ideas and MAKE em work.
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Post by: here fishie fishie on April 24, 2006, 09:14:40 PM
Thinking :?:  :?:  :?:  I hear that hurts.

Frenchy :D
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Post by: on April 24, 2006, 10:09:34 PM
Yea if it was gloss i doubt it was water based, and it would not have left you with a lump of crap if it was water based,

Maybe give it another go.
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Post by: braddo on April 25, 2006, 09:43:46 AM
Ok let me refrase water clean up my mate works for rockcote as a sales men and gets me their outside paint which we had heaps left after reno's. Yeah you hit the nail on the head grum a big pile of gloop.
Phil will be contacting you soon thanks mate.
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