Painting inside overflow?

[moganman]

Wanting to paint my background blue instead of the black that I've been favoring lately. Have a change of heart but my overflow is black. Anyway to paint it blue? I know it's silly but might as well try anyway of possible.

[TexSun]

Hmmm... trying to visualize this. Do you have a pic? Is it possible to just paint the outside of the overflow?

[moganman]

Well as you know, the outside overflow sits on the back of the tank and the inside sits inside of the tank. The inside part is black and if I paint the background blue, the overflow will look awkward against the blue background.

[cu0ngsayz]

what did you use to paint the black?

[moganman]

Back is spray painted black right now. I wanna paint it blue now though.

[TexSun]

Ok. Not inside the overflow, but the inside portion of the overflow.
I'm guessing its made from black acrylic? No reason not to paint it up. Use a spraycan, and make sure you have adequate coverage/layers. You don't want it chipping off. Should look nice.

[Geral]

Man I paint my wife 55g light blue and look bad @s$
Will try to post a pic later u won't regret it

[moganman]

I'm worried about the paint not being safe for the fish. It is the overflow that sits inside the tank. That's my concern. Guessy
question is, "is there a fish safe paint"?

[cu0ngsayz]

It's safe. Just use fusion.

[eklikewhoa]

kyrlon fushion and just make sure it's fully cured prior to use.

I along with many others use it with no ill effects.

[moganman]

Cured meaning let it dry and then soak in prime?

[barrettsline]

Cured= completely dry. Not sticky. 24-48hrs. Put it in the sun.

[mistahoo]

Cured= completely dry. Not sticky. 24-48hrs. Put it in the sun.

+1 and no need to soak in prime

[eklikewhoa]

just a tid bit of info but there is an abundant amount of info pertaining to this on Google and even with the use of the search function on here.

[moganman]

Yeah you're right. I searched google and found a little bit but I saw mistahoo's build thread and I got confirmation. Thanks guys. Although I may feel like something is possible I always like reinforcement of success stories before I commit with something like this.