Spray on Bed Liner

Beardylover4511 · May 5, 2020

I just built a sun temple out of Styrofoam for my beardie, and I am wanting to coat it in Bed Liner instead of Mortaring it like I did his climbing walls. As I don't want to lose the angles. Does anyone know if this is safe to do so?? Or if you have a better alternative?

kingofnobbys · May 5, 2020

Do you mean the kind of spray on "bed liner" that DIYS car repairers use sometimes ?

I'd avoid it for reptile tank furniture.

It'll outgas and is likely very toxic when constantly licked.

Beardylover4511 · May 5, 2020

Oh damn ok, anything else I could use?

kingofnobbys · May 5, 2020

Tile paint ?

I've seen some fake terracotta statues made from plastic ( molded acrylic ) that were painted with a product that was sprayed on and looked like terracotta ( sold at garden centres ) that were much cheaper than a proper terracotta statue .

You'll have to hunt it down and check it's composition and do a test piece first ( might make the Styrofoam "melt" if it's got the wrong solvents in it ).

MariosDad · May 6, 2020

Just double check the “spray paint” on something if you go that route. I’ve used it for D&D sculpts, and the little pieces that make it look like granite can definitely be scratched/licked off by a beardie.

Claudiusx · May 6, 2020

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Claudiusx · May 6, 2020

Hi there,

There shouldn't be any reason why you can't just use grout and paint/seal like a normal fake rock project. You can thin the mortar for the first couple coats, and then use a thicker batch to form more details into it with the grout itself.

-Brandon

Beardylover4511 · May 7, 2020

Ok thanks everyone, just ended up using mortar. It wasn't as sharp as I'd like but it turned out ok.

DragonPete · May 14, 2020

That's terrific!! ? Great job! ?
-Dee

MariosDad · May 14, 2020

Looks awesome!

Hossinn · Apr 1, 2021

That is so cool! Is that food on top, or is that a basking area? I would love to build something like that, but looking at it makes me think I would need to have superior artistic skills...

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