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mikeownow
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Panting tub black is good enough?
#5896739 - 07/25/06 01:06 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I painted my dish tubs black to block out light but some light still gets through. Not verty much and only when directly pointed at the bright bulb and close to it. Should this block out all light also here is the pic its still a little wet.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: mikeownow]
#5896752 - 07/25/06 01:08 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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put another coat on them. I too painted my tubs..
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mikeownow
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: Yamidude]
#5896756 - 07/25/06 01:10 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I actualy did put 2 coats on but the 2nd wasnt as thick, however when I did do the 2nd coat the 1st one wasnt completely dry but dry enough to run my hand accross and not get paint on me but still sticky feeling.
Should I do another coat when it is totaly dry?
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: mikeownow]
#5896762 - 07/25/06 01:12 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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iono i used one coat of the ultra flat camo paint i had in the garage. it blocked all the light..
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: mikeownow]
#5896767 - 07/25/06 01:13 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Moving & sliding them around, will scape off paint, often resulting in side/bottom pinning. 
Better to NEST one tub into the other, with a layer of aluminum foil, between the 2 trays.
NO LIGHT, will get through that combination.
Or, line a tray with aluminum foil, then line over the top of the foil with garbage bag material.
No light will get through that combination, either.
Trays are inexpensive, so is aluminum foil & garbage bags.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: mikeownow]
#5896769 - 07/25/06 01:14 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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> Should I do another coat when it is totaly dry?
Yes, you HAVE to. If any light gets to the shrooms they will either be totally destroyed or turn deadly poisonous.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: fastfred]
#5896777 - 07/25/06 01:18 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Does fastfred really know anything or does he just troll around. I will upgrade to the 2 tub tech you have described but for now me and my paint will have to work. I have thought it through and since under my bed wich is were the poo will be during colonisation and its dark dark down there as is, with the black paint and the thickness of the tub it should be good for incubation/colonisation I hope =X. By the time I am ready to initiate pinning I should have the 2 tubs. w/ tin foil and garbage bag etc.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: fastfred]
#5896780 - 07/25/06 01:19 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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fastfred said: > Should I do another coat when it is totaly dry?
Yes, you HAVE to. If any light gets to the shrooms they will either be totally destroyed or turn deadly poisonous.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: fastfred]
#5896796 - 07/25/06 01:25 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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fastfred said: > Should I do another coat when it is totaly dry?
Yes, you HAVE to. If any light gets to the shrooms they will either be totally destroyed or turn deadly poisonous.
-FF
Light & FAE induces/triggers pinning. Light gives shrooms the direction to grow (upward).

Colonized substrate exposed to light, on the sides or bottom, will induce pinning under the substrate. Those shrooms will grow, then ROT.
Not a good thing.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: Tippinthru]
#5896802 - 07/25/06 01:28 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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so basically make sure you have a very solid coating of paint or go for the foil....
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: Yamidude]
#5896859 - 07/25/06 01:47 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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> so basically make sure you have a very solid coating of paint or go for the foil....
That won't be good enough. What you really need to do is hire a blind man to do all the casing in total darkness. Even one photon can ruin your entire grow. That's IF you're lucky, otherwise your strain might produce the deadly photocybin if any light hits the sides.
Best to use at least 6 coats of flat black paint, a black plastic bag on the inside, foil on the outside covered by another black bag. Then put another tub under that also painted with 6 or more coats. Then use the blind man to do all the casing. I know that sounds like a lot, but it's absolutely essential.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: fastfred]
#5896930 - 07/25/06 02:16 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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fastfred said: > so basically make sure you have a very solid coating of paint or go for the foil....
That won't be good enough. What you really need to do is hire a blind man to do all the casing in total darkness. Even one photon can ruin your entire grow. That's IF you're lucky, otherwise your strain might produce the deadly photocybin if any light hits the sides.
Best to use at least 6 coats of flat black paint, a black plastic bag on the inside, foil on the outside covered by another black bag. Then put another tub under that also painted with 6 or more coats. Then use the blind man to do all the casing. I know that sounds like a lot, but it's absolutely essential.
-FF
I hired Geordi LaForge to do all my work in the dark. However I'm half inclined to think he just has them synthisised in that machine he has access to on the Enterprise... He gets the job done, for cheap too. Look into it.
If you can't afford that then you probably just want to use a double layered trashbag under your bulk sub.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: Capless]
#5897229 - 07/25/06 06:15 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Capless said:
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fastfred said: > so basically make sure you have a very solid coating of paint or go for the foil....
That won't be good enough. What you really need to do is hire a blind man to do all the casing in total darkness. Even one photon can ruin your entire grow. That's IF you're lucky, otherwise your strain might produce the deadly photocybin if any light hits the sides.
Best to use at least 6 coats of flat black paint, a black plastic bag on the inside, foil on the outside covered by another black bag. Then put another tub under that also painted with 6 or more coats. Then use the blind man to do all the casing. I know that sounds like a lot, but it's absolutely essential.
-FF
I hired Geordi LaForge to do all my work in the dark. However I'm half inclined to think he just has them synthisised in that machine he has access to on the Enterprise... He gets the job done, for cheap too. Look into it.
If you can't afford that then you probably just want to use a double layered trashbag under your bulk sub.
I don't no I've gouged out both my eyes and stuck a light bulb up my ass and it really hasn't helped MUCH! Thanks fastfred!
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: hyphae]
#5897359 - 07/25/06 08:00 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: Cubenisseur]
#5897414 - 07/25/06 08:26 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: EquilibriuM]
#5897461 - 07/25/06 08:45 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Y not just buy something to put your subs in, that's OFUCKINGPAQUE!!!!!
If you don't have extra money, don't try, going ghetto becomes MORE expensive then spending the money to do it right the first time...
it's like, measure twice, cut once.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: jeetered]
#5897607 - 07/25/06 09:53 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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The new spray paint that is used to spray paint plastic works amazing.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: Chrissss]
#5897683 - 07/25/06 10:28 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Wouldn't a roll of duct tape be alot cheaper and go alot furthur than spray paint? I know it would be about an assload more effective than the paint. Wrap the tubs in duct tape and be done with it, man...save some time and some scratch.
Still lmfao @ photocybin!
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Big Lots carries Sterlite brand tubs that are grey... I also saw x-mas style totes there which are green and red. They also had black containers w/ grey lids, but I didn't like their shape.
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Re: Panting tub black is good enough? [Re: ghostofbmarley]
#5897735 - 07/25/06 10:49 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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i have expirience with this... so i painted a purple rubbermaid tub black. i built a casing inside the tub and set it on the rack/shelf. each rack had a fluerescent light on it to serve the tub below. i thought that the paint would block the light from the shelf below. this casing colonized and all but it only popped one or two tiny boomers out thru the casing layer. i figured something had gone really wrong. i brought it outside to chuck it... when i opened up the casing i found a full three inchs of intertwined funki fungus material. a solid mass of knotted up mushrooms under the substrate. it was interesting to say the least but i would rather that not happen again.
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