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06-16-03, 05:07 PM
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Updated pic...
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/504/22paintedcages1.jpg">
damzookeeper,
Thanks! 
Austin,
I've never heard of epoxy paint? The stuff my enclosures will be sealed in is the same stuff boats are made out of... I'm not too informed on the application or its makeup, but I know it is either 2 or 3 parts that have to be combined and applied and takes a few weeks to fully cure afterwards. Once cured it is completely waterproof and hard as a rock
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06-16-03, 05:48 PM
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they're looking great Linds!! Cant wait to see the finished product!!
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06-16-03, 07:37 PM
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looks like you've been working real hard. I hope those snakes appriciate all the hard work you put in for them. I'm sure they will. They are looking great! Can't wait to see the final pics.
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06-16-03, 10:12 PM
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thx, what is the stuff you seal it with?
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06-19-03, 11:27 AM
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Thanks for the kind words!
Austin,
Not exactly sure what you are asking? I already stated everything I know about the stuff my enclosures will be sealed in. Are you asking what people usually use to seal that is in the form of a paint? If thats it, often people seal their wood with many coats of a waterbased polyurethane finish. You can also use melamine paints etc, but oil-based sealants stink (they continue to offgas for years Ive heard), and take a while to cure as well, so recoating takes a while. Some people use a combination of both, putting the waterbased sealant overtop, but I have also heard that it isn't totally effective of covering up the smell. All of these only make wood moisture-resistant, not waterproof.
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06-25-03, 10:13 AM
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Very Nice! One question: how are you putting the glass/plexiglass in?
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06-25-03, 10:27 AM
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Thanks! I will be attaching the plexi to the front with hinges and securing them with drop down bolts, similar to the doors on the boaphile cages. I figured this would be a lot neater and leave me with much more space to work in than if I were to build doors with frames
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06-26-03, 11:25 AM
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thanks
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06-29-03, 11:25 PM
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how are you going to heat that. with tape or lamp or what I am uilding something like that and I cant find out how to heat the think
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06-29-03, 11:28 PM
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how long do you have to let it sit
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06-29-03, 11:34 PM
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linds
epoxy paint is a 2 part paint like the glue its 100% waterproof its used for wooden fish tanks quite often. it leaches no chemicals ever.... people raise discus and coral in wooden tanks and have no problems its thick and wont come off unless scratched off and its hardwork but's fairly expensive about $100 a gallon if I rember right
your cages look good I need to build a bunch for my existing animals so I can get everything organized for the future animals....
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It also drys quickly but its just like regular paint other then its needs to be mixed
Another alternitive is polyurathane based truckbed liner like ryno liner its non toxic durable and only about 50 bucks a gallon It might be too rough for snakes though but people use it in wood fish tanks
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