smallreef August 15, 2013 Author Share August 15, 2013 Okay we'll NIX the verathane stain...bought it in Kona...a dark dark brown like espresso....and yet after sanding and 3 coats it looks exactly the same as before I sanded it!!!!! OMFGeebusness..... So going back to a Minwax poly ...black satin stain with poly in it....ugh...now. Have to make a paint box big enough so nothing falls into it since it takes so long to dry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon August 15, 2013 Share August 15, 2013 Very nice size - looking forward to seeing it come to life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind August 15, 2013 Share August 15, 2013 Do you have all the other equipment picked out or ready for this tank? Tagging along and looking forward to seeing the new color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachabballi reef August 15, 2013 Share August 15, 2013 Minwax poly is really the best ....you won't regret it. I have used the spray before and it worked pretty well.. certainly easier! Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 15, 2013 Author Share August 15, 2013 Do you have all the other equipment picked out or ready for this tank? Tagging along and looking forward to seeing the new color. I'm transferring over my skimmer, SWC, but as far as return pumps I'm going to get one of the DC6000's and I will need to order 2 or 3 more d120's for lighting to add to my current 2....Lastly my friend is giving me a tank (it's either a 40g or a 75 she's not even sure of the size) that I'm planning on using as a sump... But it looks like I'm working the next 17 days straight so other than a few nights off I'm not going to have much time to work on it :( But my husband said he'd work on the staining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM August 15, 2013 Share August 15, 2013 I've liked the minwax poly and have gotten really good results over an oil based stain. I tried the "Polyshades" once as a shortcut to separate stain then poly, but it was basically paint and left big brush marks with the stain in it. It didn't penetrate to bring out any grain and seemed to offgas piles of solvent for weeks. We could smell it for a long time. Have you ever tried that stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 15, 2013 Author Share August 15, 2013 Yeah...that's why I thought the verathane would be better...the first pc of furniture I built at work I tried the poly shades...and hated it...so I've used Minwax with poly since, but I really wanted to control the poly as sometime the Minwax gets really shiny, but I guess that I'm just going to have to deal with gloss to get the color I want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCReefer1964 August 16, 2013 Share August 16, 2013 Yeah...that's why I thought the verathane would be better...the first pc of furniture I built at work I tried the poly shades...and hated it...so I've used Minwax with poly since, but I really wanted to control the poly as sometime the Minwax gets really shiny, but I guess that I'm just going to have to deal with gloss to get the color I want... If you rush the finish process streaks and runs will happen use very thin coats of the poly drys faster, but requires prep in between coats. I will use satin it does not take away from the rich grain look. Thinking about using liquid glass on the upper molding and trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 2, 2013 Author Share September 2, 2013 Free tank fell through, but getting a 40b from another Wamas member.. Just finished my 2nd coat on the stand, 1st coat on the doors...and the canopy hasn't been started yet.... And eventually I'll get a picture posted as photobucket does not like my iPad...or the other way around,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 2, 2013 Author Share September 2, 2013 <a href="http://s652.photobucket.com/user/smalltriggers/media/image-14.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu248/smalltriggers/th_image-14.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo image-14.jpg" style=""></a> http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu248/smalltriggers/image-14.jpg http://s652.photobucket.com/user/smalltriggers/media/image-14.jpg.html I HATE Photobucket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime September 2, 2013 Share September 2, 2013 I HATE Photobucket! Looks like all the same photo, here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 3, 2013 Author Share September 3, 2013 Lol that's what I was trying to get it to do, but couldn't grab the img code...all the others it would let me,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsusc83 September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 Color looks good! Following along also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsusc83 September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 Lol that's what I was trying to get it to do, but couldn't grab the img code...all the others it would let me,lol Me too. Have not had much luck but tapatalk on my iphone made it seem much easier. Foolproof at least for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 Ugh... this is taking so long. Hurry up with your build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 3, 2013 Author Share September 3, 2013 lol when i get back home this morning going to do the last coat on the stand and another on the doors so i can work on the inside of the stand... its all gonna take a while anyways, being im going to have to wait for the dc return pump...just sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 6, 2013 Author Share September 6, 2013 Got the 3rd coat of stain on the stand and 3 coats of poly on the inside...I going to get the shower liner put in the bottom tonight and get the stand brought in tomorrow morning...so I can finish the doors and start to work on the tank! Moving ever so slowly..but now I have next weekend off also! So a lot more time to work on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattiejay6 September 6, 2013 Share September 6, 2013 Keep up the good work! I wish I put shower liner in my stand :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy September 6, 2013 Share September 6, 2013 sweet, all weekend for tank work - let's see this thing get done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enkay September 6, 2013 Share September 6, 2013 Looking nice and shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 6, 2013 Author Share September 6, 2013 Yeah... Not exactly the sheen I was going for..I did buff it down a bit so it's not AS shiny..but wow..still... Now I'm trying to decide where it's going in my downstairs 'office' Isaac gave me a great idea as I have a 5ft space between my bathroom door and a closet door...and I could easily drill a wee little hole through the wall for my RODI to fill my ATO bucket.. Make it just a bit easier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonloco September 6, 2013 Share September 6, 2013 I love the color. I have all my fw tanks in my office. I don't get to see them enough, why I put my reef in the den. Just a thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 6, 2013 Author Share September 6, 2013 Lol...my office is in my basement/walkout... I can't put anything upstairs...im in a townhouse..not gonna chance it..and really not a good place for it up there either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco September 6, 2013 Share September 6, 2013 Lol...my office is in my basement/walkout... I can't put anything upstairs...im in a townhouse..not gonna chance it..and really not a good place for it up there either... Ask me about my two floors of carpet and new drywall sometime (also into vent and furnace!). Don't ask the wife unless you like curse words. STAY IN THE BASEMENT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 6, 2013 Author Share September 6, 2013 Ask me about my two floors of carpet and new drywall sometime (also into vent and furnace!). Don't ask the wife unless you like curse words. STAY IN THE BASEMENT. Especially since this is a rental!When we move back to WA,in 4 years, it'll be in the family room...we're contemplating adding on 15 ft t the back of the house (including 15 extra feet of kitchen and dining room space and the master bath and bedroom upstairs..., not JUST for the tank,hehehe) I miss my house! But in this house there really is no where to go with it upstairs, the layout of this townhouse doesn't make that idea easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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