acrylic tanks owners

[dnejdl]

if someone painted the outside bottom black and i wanted to remove it what could i use to not hurt or scratch it ? please help:cry:

 

[inactive]

Rubbing alcohol.

Do not use paint thinner/acetone or anything like that.. it will craze the acrylic.

 

[dnejdl]

ok that sound sweet .. i just fell into a 540 gal acrylic tank so the work starts now ..i have to tear down my 220 now ..

 

[Troylee]

Wrong answer!!!!!!
Denature alcohol ftw.

 

[dnejdl]

can u give me a link on name brand and how much it cost ?

 

[inactive]

Whatever Acrylic-God. haha

 

[ronnie]

Ten bucks at walmart.

 

[dnejdl]

ok thxs man ..

 

[Troylee]

Home depot carries it also... Any denature alcohol will work... Rubbing alcohol can cause crazing and joint failure over time.... Even windex can fwiw... if the paint is a latex or water base I would try pressure washing it off first... If it's krylon go the alcohol route...

 

[hawkfishman]

Acrylic rules!!!!

 

[secretreefer]

Home depot carries it also... Any denature alcohol will work... Rubbing alcohol can cause crazing and joint failure over time.... Even windex can fwiw... if the paint is a latex or water base I would try pressure washing it off first... If it's krylon go the alcohol route...

+100 for acrylic god! :bigsmile: i used denatured alcohol too with a plastic putty knife, after spraying the alcohol the paint turned into kinda a gel/paste which i scraped off most of it. good luck!@

 

[SaraB]

i just fell into a 540 gal acrylic tank so the work starts now ....

Good luck getting back out of it after that fall as that's a big tank!

Not part of your question, but do you know who made the tank? How thick are all of the panels ... 1" or plus I hope or climb out fast

 

[Mantis]

ok that sound sweet .. i just fell into a 540 gal acrylic tank so the work starts now ..i have to tear down my 220 now ..

That's awesome, I hope you didn't hurt yourself when you fell into it... LOL...