Painting stand pipes

woodywoo · 09/08/2007, 01:56 PM

I work at a LFS and the owner wants to paint the stand pipes in the back of the aquarium is this safe? If so what paint do you use?

tewkes · 09/08/2007, 02:03 PM

Are the pipes pvc? If so then there are several different types of spray paint designed to adhere to plastics. I picked some up at lowe's and painted my return plumbing black. I believe krylon makes something called "fusion" that bonds to plastics. I would think it was safe as long as it's fulley cured and maybe rinsed off.

09/08/2007, 01:56 PM	#1
woodywoo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 427	Painting stand pipes I work at a LFS and the owner wants to paint the stand pipes in the back of the aquarium is this safe? If so what paint do you use?

09/08/2007, 02:03 PM	#2
tewkes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 334	Are the pipes pvc? If so then there are several different types of spray paint designed to adhere to plastics. I picked some up at lowe's and painted my return plumbing black. I believe krylon makes something called "fusion" that bonds to plastics. I would think it was safe as long as it's fulley cured and maybe rinsed off.