Painting my home made crate

[Deepsouth]

I just purchase all the material to build my own cage. Four feet long by two feet wide and two feet high with Plexiglas front. Plywood 15/32 and fairly smooth. I cannot find any good contact paper to put on the wood and am unsure of what kind of paint I can use to finish it. I would like to get Krylon stone paint for the inside. How long should I let it stand prior to putting the entire thing together?

Thanks for any help.

[Skittles1101]

I wouldn't use the paint inside the enclosure. I've used that same kind on a home made hide before and I've let them air dry for weeks and the chemical smell does not go away. I have found black Con-tact paper at Home Depot and Lowes before, I'd search around and use that instead. For the wood on the outside you can always use deck sealer, or wood stain and a lacquer sealer.

[Deepsouth]

I wouldn't use the paint inside the enclosure. I've used that same kind on a home made hide before and I've let them air dry for weeks and the chemical smell does not go away. I have found black Con-tact paper at Home Depot and Lowes before, I'd search around and use that instead. For the wood on the outside you can always use deck sealer, or wood stain and a lacquer sealer.

Thank you so much I bought everything at Lowes and completely forgotten they sold contact paper. Will be there tomorrow and hopefully get this built. They are in a 40 gal tank now but it is pretty crowded for them. Thanks again, will send photos when done.