I've been playing around with the Repti-Shield product. I just made a wood top for a tank and finished the underside with Repti-Shield.



This product is the only paint-on product aside from epoxy that I have tried that is completely usable and odorless 24 hrs after application and that can stand up to water and washing. The only drawback is that it is rather glossy and therefore highlights the wood grain and imperfections in the cage. But for the cage floor and 4 inches up the sides, it would be perfect.



Here is a test piece of finely sanded birch plywood with the product (black in this case, there are other colors) on a portion of the plywood. You can see how the glossy texture shows the grain even on the very smooth plywood. I let this piece float in the pool awhile. The coating held up unbelievably well. I hammered it, rubbed sand on it, etc. Best coating I've seen for a single-coat paint-on product. Low odor when curing, and absolutely 100% odorless when cured. That is what I like. Water beads on it as if it is plastic. One coat is likley sufficient and is far and away tougher than 3 coats of polyurethane, oil or otherwise.







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Mark

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