PlastiDip

[ZoWhat]

I'm refurbishing my wood tank hood.

Any problems/toxicity using black spraycan PlastiDip paint on the interior of the hood to make it more water-resistant????


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[725196]

As long as it is not in the water you will be fine.

 

[ichthyoid]

I'm refurbishing my wood tank hood.

Any problems/toxicity using black spraycan PlastiDip paint on the interior of the hood to make it more water-resistant????

This is what I use. It’s a polymer dissolved in a solvent. You paint it on outdoors, the solvent penetrates the wood, & evaporates, leaving the polymer. Nothing like it, I’ve found.

Expensive, but does exactly what I want, which is to make wood water impenetrable.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Minwax-Wood-Hardener-16-fl-oz-Clear-Wood-Filler/1000447109?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-pnt-_-google-_-lia-_--_-wallrepair-_-1000447109-_-0&placeholder=null&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsL-xhYiE6wIVEW-GCh1qgg36EAQYASABEgI9kPD_BwE

 

[kris2001]

Can I use plastidip white to inside a new wooden canopy for my DT?
It will protect the wood from water also I hope the color white will reflect the light back into the tank ..ie any stray sideways light...

 

[JNalley]

As long as it is not in the water you will be fine.

I would imagine the evaporation is the concern with the OP. Evap into canopy then drip back down into tank since plastidip is essentially liquid, pigmented, vinyl. I have no idea if it's marine safe or not though.

Edit: According to a quick google search "Is PlastiDip Marine Safe", another forum discussed this back in 2008, and one of the members received a reply from the manufacturers of PlastiDip saying that it is indeed reef safe once it has fully cured. They advised letting it cure for at least a week to ensure all of the solvents have evaporated.

Hope this helps