How to paste a film on an aquarium

How to paste a film on an aquarium

Originally the aquarium with the darkened back party looks. First, surprising inhabitants of the underwater world against a dark background are better looked through. Secondly, the aquarium in itself looks more esthetically. It is possible to achieve such effect by gluing of a film on a back wall of an artificial reservoir.

It is required to you

  • - vinyl film;
  • - scissors;
  • - ruler;
  • - pencil;
  • - water;
  • - rags;
  • - spray;
  • - shampoo or liquid soap;
  • - plastic card.

Instruction

1. Prepare an aquarium: if it was already used, drain water. Then measure a back wall of an aquarium and transfer the received sizes to the back of a vinyl self-adhesive film (it is sometimes in addition called an orakalovy film or just orakaly). After that cut out a film on the planned contours.

2. The vinyl film is pasted on outer side of an aquarium. But before to paste it, Oracal is recommended to be reduced from two parties by three millimeters.

3. Wash up and dry wipe outer side of a back wall of an aquarium. Gather soap water (it is possible to use liquid soap or shampoo) in the spray and stir up it several times. After that plentifully spray solution on all prepared surface.

4. Accurately remove a protective layer from a vinyl self-adhesive film and apply Oracal to outer side of a back wall of an artificial reservoir. If suddenly from the first it did not turn out to put exactly a self-adhesive film, repeat attempt (it is possible just that the surface is moistened with soap solution).

5. As soon as you even the upper edge of the pasted vinyl film, the help will be required (to one not to cope with performance of the subsequent operations). Delay a bottom of a self-adhesive film, without allowing it to be pasted. At this time your workmate by means of the plastic card has to smooth evenly a film, expelling from under it surplus of water and air.

6. Be not afraid to press the card: it will not scratch a vinyl film. Smooth movements distil air and water from the center to edges, from top to down. In general all procedure of pasting of an aquarium will take from five to ten minutes.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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