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12-17-2016, 02:18 AM
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La loca de los hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: A Coruña, Spain
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How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
Hi!
I bought Plastikote to paint a wooden shelve that I'm going to use on my hamster tank as a platform.
I was wondering, how to apply it? Only one coat? Two coats?
He only pees on his potty, but I want to put food and the water bottle (maybe I'll try water bowl) over it, so I want to be sure that it's water protected. He's not a chewer.
How many days I wait til I put it on the tank? It says tha's dry on 25 min, but I suppose that it's better to wait a little bit longer.
And finally. For me it was ridiculously expensive. I have to import it, and it cost me 13 € for a 59ml bottle. I didn't care, because I wanted something that I know for sure that It's hamster safe, but then I realized that it just looks like regular water based enamel. Actually, there's no sing of pet safe advert anywhere. This is going to last me ages, because I've seen that a little bit goes a long way, but I was thinking, in some countries where isn't plastikote available, could we use another water based enamel, or pet safe enamel instead?
For example, for a little bit less I could have buy a water based enamel for terrariums, but I would have get about 500ml
And finally, If you're searching for substitutes don't try water based glue/elmers glue/cola blanca. It's ham safe, but I doesn't work for this. I thought that I could give it a try as I couldn't find the famous "Plastikote", and I painted a corner to look how it worked, but the moment the water touches the wood, the glue soaks the surface.
Last edited by Hamsterita; 12-17-2016 at 02:51 AM.
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12-17-2016, 02:23 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
If it's plastikote water based enamel it's fine A little pot goes a long way. Two coats is best. You paint it on quite thinly and it's dry within a couple of hours although I find it best to leave it overnight before doing the second coat, and then leave it overnight again before putting it in the cage. I once painted the second coat a bit too soon and it stayed sticky for ages.
After that it is dry and hard and quite safe It doesn't really have a smell and certainly doesn't smell after being applied - and I have a sensitive nose for such things!
I painted a couple of shelves and still had a third of a bottle left, so it does go a long way as it's quite thin and runny.
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12-17-2016, 02:24 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
I find that the first coat usually soaks into the wood so you do need a second coat to finish but you apply it really thinly so a little does go quite a long way.
The first coat is often dry in about 10mins the second probably about 20 mins, the water based one is virtually odour free but I generally wait until the next day to put things in cages.
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12-17-2016, 02:41 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Denmark
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Re: How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
Serendipity and Cypher answered most of your question, but I have something to add.
There is an alternative to plastikote that I'm aware of, but it doesn't come as a clear paint, which is why I ruled it out. The brand is Cuprinol garden shades.
Another thing I found is that a quick sanding with some really fine sandpaper makes the end result much better. I was unhappy with the rough surface I was left with after applying plastikote, so I started sanding everything down and got a nice and smooth painting surface, which stays smooth after painting as well. I used p320.
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12-17-2016, 02:49 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
I always forget about Cuprinol!
I haven't used it for the hams but did get some to paint my hedgehog houses this summer & it very easy to apply & nice to work with but I did find it had quite a strong smell that took a few days to completely go.
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12-17-2016, 05:28 AM
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La loca de los hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: A Coruña, Spain
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Re: How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
Thank you all.
And should I paint both sides?
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12-17-2016, 06:19 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: How to apply Plastikote and other related questions
I would do both sides, even if you don't think it will be getting wet or peed on I find it just makes cleaning a whole lot easier if all areas are covered.
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