Marine Enamel? Alternatives? - Page 2

honduranfreekk · 12-22-02, 08:32 PM

Hello Tom how do you find this stuff 4 off gasing and smell month,s later??

Edwin · 12-22-02, 09:56 PM

Tom, thats an amazing idea, very easy to do, and looks really nice as well.

How long do you need to air it before use?

Quervo · 12-23-02, 12:18 AM

Hey Linds .. you can also get water based elastomeric coatings that are used for roofing. I painted the inside of my tall rainforest cage I'm building with it and have tested it with about 1 foot of standing water for a week without any problems. I put on a coat of Minwax polycrylic and then two coats of Flex-Coat stone mason roof coating I got at Home Depot .. let it dry for at least a week or the Flex-Coat won't be fully waterproof yet. There is also a product sold on your side of Canada

that is claimed to be totally non-toxic, environmentally friendly, etc, etc., but they are charging about US$100 a gallon for it. .. yikes!

McCarthy Boas · 12-24-02, 01:37 AM

Hi honduranfreekk & Edwin,

I let it cure for 2 weeks or more before I use it for any of my boas.
After it is cured I turn the heat mat and the CHE on and close the cage up.
I then let it sit for 24 hours. After the 24 hours are up open the cage up and if it smell
at all I just let it cure a few more days. Once the smell is gone it is ok to use for your reptiles.

It cost about $20.00 (US) for 32oz.
I use two 32oz. bottles for my 6'x2'x2' cages.

Hope this helps.
Tom