Can i paint my eggcrate??

woody189

woody189

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I just bought eggcrate for the top of my tank and i was wondering if i could spray paint it black?? I really don't like the white, and the silver coating they got looks like it would come off.
Painting it black wouldn't really affect my light much right?? I have a single daylight tube.
One more thing....is it okay for me to place my lighting fixture directly on top of the eggcrate as long as it's not affecting my temperature too much??
thanks
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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painting NO it will falke off into the tank.
They do make balck eggcrate though just have to look harder for it.
what type of lights do you have?
Mike
 
woody189

woody189

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that's what i figured, just like the silver one's in the store..
i have the stock bulb...it's a daylight flourecent tube, 36". i'm gonna get a 50/50 soon though. it's a FOWLR so i don't have anything too intense.
would i be alright placing it directly on top of the eggcrate??
 
jaymz

jaymz

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If its only like a 24-36 watt fixture it would be fine as long as its not resting its weight on the egg crate.
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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yeah it wont cause heat issues with the eggcrate it just wont hold a lot of weight so as long as the weight is on the tank rim and not the eggcrate itself youll be alright.
Mike
 
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dragonzim

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I havent tried it, but I wonder if that Krylon Fusion spray paint would work? Thats the stuff that is made for plastic and supposedly bonds to the plastic in ways that regular paint can not.
 
salty blues

salty blues

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Originally Posted by woody189
http:///forum/post/2581454
I just bought eggcrate for the top of my tank and i was wondering if i could spray paint it black?? I really don't like the white, and the silver coating they got looks like it would come off.
Painting it black wouldn't really affect my light much right?? I have a single daylight tube.
One more thing....is it okay for me to place my lighting fixture directly on top of the eggcrate as long as it's not affecting my temperature too much??
thanks

Can you give a hint as to where you purchased your eggcrate?
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by MichaelTX
http:///forum/post/2581503
painting NO it will falke off into the tank.
They do make balck eggcrate though just have to look harder for it.
what type of lights do you have?
Mike
not sure if heat is the issue with flaking if so he can go with heat paint they use on engine blocks
 
nvsbandit

nvsbandit

Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2582418
not sure if heat is the issue with flaking if so he can go with heat paint they use on engine blocks
yeah i just resprayed a few peices of my car with that heat resistant paint just the 500 degree stuff not the 1000 or 1500. stuff works wonders on clean surfaces.
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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its actually the light exposure that damages the paint weakening the bond more than the heat from the lights. high temp metal paint wont bond for crap to plastic.
 
woody189

woody189

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Originally Posted by salty blues
http:///forum/post/2582898
The only diffusers my Lowes has are the solid thin sheet kind.

Yea, mine only had that too in the lighting section... try checking in the ceiling spot....the place where they got all the tiles and stuff, they actually call it eggcrate over there, not light diffuser.
 
reefforbrains

reefforbrains

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2583108
its actually the light exposure that damages the paint weakening the bond more than the heat from the lights. high temp metal paint wont bond for crap to plastic.

Originally Posted by grubsnaek
http:///forum/post/2583522
on the same page.
hacks....J/K..........but good primer and UV protected paint should do fine.
I however do agree that painting the egg crate is a bad idea.
 
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