how do you remove

[barchtruong]

hmmm....if you read about my drama over the stain on my 140g tank...it is not over yet. I will get a buffer and work on it
And now, I am having another drama with the black paint on the back of the tank.
I want to use the back tank as the front now cuz the front has quite a few scratches. I started out with a razor blade and worked it...omg, I didn't know spray paint can bond very well on glass like that. I spent a good 30min and I could only remove a 6sq in on the 31x60in surface. And the dust from dry paint is bad.
If anyone has done this before, or you might know of a better way to deal with is, please please shed me some light on this.....
As usual, I thanks all so very much.
BT

 

[ms3]

i havent tried but i would imagine a vary fine steel whool would work wounders. but it would make a vary dust as well

 

[slider101]

Well, I painted the back of my tank and did not like the way it turned out. It dried for about a week or so and then deceided to remove it. The only thing I used was a razor blade but mine came off pretty easy. The dust fell straight down and I vacuumed it up but no real problems scraping it for me. Good luck.

 

[jrod4u]

I know it is too late for this now, but maybe this will help others out there. I wanted a black background as well, but tank is already up and running and I really don't want to take everything out and move it to paint, the back is against a white wall. So the easiest thing I thought of was to just take some black fabric and hot glued it to the top part of the tank and it really works and looks pretty good. Almost as if I painted it. And the good thing is, if I want to move it eventually, the fabric will come right off. No dust, no paint, no worries.

 

[slider101]

Originally Posted by jrod4u
http:///forum/post/2880544
I know it is too late for this now, but maybe this will help others out there. I wanted a black background as well, but tank is already up and running and I really don't want to take everything out and move it to paint, the back is against a white wall. So the easiest thing I thought of was to just take some black fabric and hot glued it to the top part of the tank and it really works and looks pretty good. Almost as if I painted it. And the good thing is, if I want to move it eventually, the fabric will come right off. No dust, no paint, no worries.
I tried a black fabric backing and it looked good the only thing was when I cleaned the tank or worked on anything if water spilled on it or got between the glass and fabric I got a white film on the glass and the fabric got a white stain. Would probably wash off. What I did was buy some Rust Oleum flat black in a can and brushed it on the back of the tank. Gave me a nice smooth finish from the inside looking out.