Tank Art

[littleleemur]

I'm currently using static cling stickers. Applied properly, they don't fall off, are removable, reusable & don't leave a mark when removed. & are available in many different styles, colours and sizes.

You can even get custom printing/artwork.

[hbh2oguard]

Spray paint don't heat cure or anything like that. Make sure you go to an actual dive shop, not sport chalet, and see if they have a problem with you painting it. Also if you like the color it is just pain it with a brush. I don't know what your normal dive conditions are but my tanks get banged up so don't spend a lot of time. More than likely it will get messed up from banging a rock to transport and filling.

[fooddude]

Thanks for the input. I wan't planning on heating it or anyhting so complicated. My wife is a school teacher and the art teacher in her school offered to paint a logo and my name (probably no bigger than a can of soda on my tank to help me identify mine at the shop, on a boat, etc. Sure, my conditions ion the North Atlantic ensure my tank get beauty marks, but I love 'em. This is not for cosmetic reasons, just something subtle to personalize my tank. I'm an Ohio State Alum so I was thinking of "Brutus Buckeye" in scuba gear.

What kind of paint should she use? Epoxy? Enamel? Any clear coat?

Thanks again,

FD

[littleleemur]

If you're still considering Static Clings they have them in various sports logos.

http://www.cbsohiou.com/decalz/decals.html

http://www.hometeams.com/ohstbu11x17t.html

[hbh2oguard]

I used enamel, and then clear coated it with a clear enamel spray paint. That was two years ago and the paint is fine except the "beauty marks" I sanded mine to scuff it up and then wiped it down with acetone to give it a nice surface for the paint to stick.

[hbh2oguard]

Here are some covers which are nice but pretty expensive for what you are getting. You could buy five cans of spray paint and have some fun for the same price. I'm not artist but you can make some cool designs with spray paint. If you put liquid dish soap and then spray paint, the soap will act as tape and spray paint won't stick to where the soap is. Let the paint dry for 10mins or so then hose it off. Dry the tank and repeat and you can have as many colors as you want. Pretty simple and you'll be impressed how well it looks.

http://www.leisurepro.com/prod/SHDTC.html

[littleleemur]

oooh. I forgot about those. They are really nice looking in person.