My RSR 425xl Re-build is Now My Waterbox 220.6 Dream Build..Goodbye 2020!!

[Dolelo96]

Well that's kindof rude to someone who is so nice to you

Well, if you put it like that..all gone!;Hilarious

 

[JoshH]

Well, if you put it like that..all gone!;Hilarious

I win!

 

[Dolelo96]

I want to put a single door cabinet on each side of my stand. One will hide an ato container and the other tank supplies. Would love to build my own (give me a minute to stop laughing at that thought) so they would match the stand. I haven’t had any luck finding something that would match, so I thought of trying to find something unfinished and painting it myself. My problem is, I can’t tell the type of paint they used on the Red Sea stands. Have any of you seen the stands? Any idea what was used?

 

[Erin O]

I want to put a single door cabinet on each side of my stand. One will hide an ato container and the other tank supplies. Would love to build my own (give me a minute to stop laughing at that thought) so they would match the stand. I haven’t had any luck finding something that would match, so I thought of trying to find something unfinished and painting it myself. My problem is, I can’t tell the type of paint they used on the Red Sea stands. Have any of you seen the stands? Any idea what was used?

Can you take a door off of the stand and take it somewhere where they can match the paint/stain? We have a place here in Des Moines that my father in law uses quite often and they do a wonderful job of matching

 

[JoshH]

I want to put a single door cabinet on each side of my stand. One will hide an ato container and the other tank supplies. Would love to build my own (give me a minute to stop laughing at that thought) so they would match the stand. I haven’t had any luck finding something that would match, so I thought of trying to find something unfinished and painting it myself. My problem is, I can’t tell the type of paint they used on the Red Sea stands. Have any of you seen the stands? Any idea what was used?

I've heard that some Ikea cabinets come really close to the same finish. I can't remember the type though.

 

[Dolelo96]

I win!

Funny thing with women. The simplest thing may cause us to change our minds

 

[Dolelo96]

I've heard that some Ikea cabinets come really close to the same finish. I can't remember the type though.

I’ve seen some of them, but it’s a black/brown color.

 

[Casket_Case]

I love it!!! I didn’t know quarantine tanks were so important now I see it...

 

[Scratch08]

Whatcha get? We need pics!!!

They're in my build thread ;Smuggrin

 

[Dolelo96]

Can you take a door off of the stand and take it somewhere where they can match the paint/stain? We have a place here in Des Moines that my father in law uses quite often and they do a wonderful job of matching

That’s a great idea. There is a Ace Hardware, Home Depot & Lowe’s right outside our neighborhood

 

[JoshH]

I’ve seen some of them, but it’s a black/brown color.

You should be able to order them in white

That’s a great idea. There is a Ace Hardware, Home Depot & Lowe’s right outside our neighborhood

The trick is matching the finish/application of the paint rather than matching the colour itself. Hard to do with something that's mass manufactured.

 

[JoshH]

They're in my build thread ;Smuggrin

Oh and @Dolelo96, you don't want to go there, I'm over there too!

 

[Scratch08]

You should be able to order them in white



The trick is matching the finish/application of the paint rather than matching the colour itself. Hard to do with something that's mass manufactured.

Something else to think about, I haven't seen one in person, so this is just a thought, but most massed produced furniture today has a heat/vacuum formed veneer finish on it, so it is possible that is what is on the RS cabinet

 

[Dolelo96]

You should be able to order them in white



The trick is matching the finish/application of the paint rather than matching the colour itself. Hard to do with something that's mass manufactured.

Maybe I can find a media cabinet with glass doors. Then I only have to worry about the side view

 

[Dolelo96]

What would I do

Oh and @Dolelo96, you don't want to go there, I'm over there too!

You don’t scare me. I survived raising a daughter!

 

[Dolelo96]

Something else to think about, I haven't seen one in person, so this is just a thought, but most massed produced furniture today has a heat/vacuum formed veneer finish on it, so it is possible that is what is on the RS cabinet

After looking at it again, it does look like it was “formed” over the wood

 

[JoshH]

What would I do

You don’t scare me. I survived raising a daughter!

Canadian Man-child .... SO MUCH WORSE!!!

 

[Dolelo96]

I have so many ways to respond to this, but I know none of them will survive your interpretation ;Wideyed

 

[JoshH]

I’ve seen some of them, but it’s a black/brown color.

Look at the Besta line of tv/storage cabinets from Ikea, the white look and you can even get clear or tinted glass doors.

 

[Crabby48]

I think Red Sea uses a epoxy to finish the cabinets. Their finish will be hard to duplicate but you should be able to get the color to match