i rather not paint i used the vegetable oil it came out great except for the edges witch wanna curl back from being rolledup ill give up a few says taped see wha tthey do and if they still peeling back ill jus takpe the edges with a thingpiece going all the way down. shoulda had my tank runningby now but ups shipped my boxes to the wrong place friday so i have to wait till monday to get my pumps,filter,skimmer,and heaters