Painting tank.

[ChrisB]

I always spray paint the backs of my tanks . Has anyone ever used a roller to paint back and what brand of paint?

 

[thirty6]

I have done both. I rolled regular behr paint from hd. Few coats it was fine. I also rolled rustoleum which covered better but was black instead of the blue i used from behr. I had to roll bc tank was inside and couldnt move alone

 

[KathyC]

I've always painted them with a roller. IIRC I've used Rustoleum flat black, comes out fine. Less mess than spray.
Just make sure the glass is super clean before you start

 

[ChrisB]

Cool rather do it inside ty.

 

[Imbarrie]

Limo tint.
I tried a roller and it was a huge mess, the limo tint went right up with no mess and one roll did the whole tank.

 

[jedimaster1138]

I rolled mine this past winter. Glass tank. Just used a foam roller and black acrylic paint. 2 coats because I'm compulsive. Easy sauce.

 

[duromega]

I just painted my tank yesterday!
with DecoArt Acrylic Paint

I used a foam roller 6oz of paint and it came out fantastic

you may want to see why did I chose this paint http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWAl5TpzY0

 

[Reefcowboy]

Another option is to get a black starboard/ or acrylic, or any other board type that is black and have it cut to the back glass dimensions. Then attach heavy duty velcro pieces(squares 2.5") on the four edges of the tank and the matching oposites on the four edges of the board.

Simply attach the board to the back. You will have the same black background, and in the future, you can simply remove it if you want to...

Just an idea that works the same way.