Krylon's "Make it Stone" Textured Paint

momerath · #1 11-03-2009, 11:22 PM

Has anyone here used Krylon's "Make it Stone" textured spray paint for rock work in their terrariums before?

I was at a hardware store today, browsing through the paint section for ideas on painting the fake rockwork in my next vivarium project, and thought this stuff looked like a great idea. The granite look is exactly what I'm going for.
I just wanted to know if anyone has used it, or has any opinion on it... good or bad.

townsley4 · #2 11-03-2009, 11:27 PM

cool, i havnt tried it, but can you use any paint to paint the background rockwork? or would it be toxic?

momerath · #3 11-03-2009, 11:38 PM

My understanding is that most paints are safe once dried and sealed, as long as they are not oil based. But I could be wrong.

townsley4 · #4 11-03-2009, 11:44 PM

cool, what do you use to seal it with? or where could i get some? thanks!

Meesha · #5 11-04-2009, 04:05 PM

I was thinking about this for my leo tank, too. My mom went through a phase in the 90's where she painted EVERYTHING with this kind of stuff and I thought it would look pretty good in the dry tank, but I would be worried about using it in a wet viv as it did have a tendancy to bubble and peel in moist places (the outlet covers in my mom's bathroom, for example...) if you decide to use this, let me know how it turns out!

froggsong · #6 11-04-2009, 08:32 PM

Another thing to think about anytime you want to use paint on foam is whether or not it will melt it. The fusion paints are safe of MOST plastics, foam included, so you're safe there.

I have used it. I left it in the rain for a couple of months while it cured (I mixed it with regular spray paint when I wasn't paying attention, I blame that for the super long cure time), and I didn't get any bubbling, but I'm sure it's possible. Maybe if you seal over it that wouldn't happen?

Be sure that any animal you are putting it in with doesn't have nails that will scratch the paint... Imagine if you drove your car with a brand new paint job on it through a barbed wire fence... I put it in my beardie tank. I took it out because he ruined the paint, lol...

Now, all that said... I could swear that I answered this question a few weeks ago... ::scratches head:: Maybe I'm having a psychic moment...

beckdg · #7 11-04-2009, 09:09 PM

i thought i answered this too... guess not, or maybe the site was having problems?

i'm not too sure of make it stone either... but i have heard of fusion being used in fish tanks. i am still skeptical...

momerath · #8 11-06-2009, 01:41 AM

I searched and found a couple posts on the fusion paint, but not on the make it stone stuff.

I would be using it on concrete rocks, not directly on foam, so no worries about melting. And one tank is for frogs, the other for snakes, so no worries on scratching. I want it to last, so I would definitely seal it anyway. I'm just not too good with acrylics, especially when trying to make concrete look like real rocks, so trying to find a simpler method of painting....

beckdg · #9 11-06-2009, 01:47 AM

Blue/Pink foam board

follow the links i post along the 3 threads... you'll find instructions to get you through if you decide to go that route.

Meesha · #10 11-07-2009, 12:41 AM

Maybe the bubbling had to do with what was painted? Foam would be porous, and more receptive to the paint, right? Being that my mom's outlet covers were smooth plastic, there might have been an adhesion issue to start with. I would think that concrete would hold the paint well, as long as it is fully dried before sealing and the seal is completely dry before placing in the tank…. Then again, the laws of physics and chemistry don't always apply to things like this :/