[Shop-talk] Painting plastic

[Darrell Walker]

There are adhesion promoters, the ones I have seen are for autobody use.   But I have plenty of plastic (conduit, electrical boxes) with regular old exterior latex paint on them, and it seems to hold up.  I don’t know if there is something special about those plastics or not.

-Darrell

> On Apr 26, 2019, at 5:44 AM, eric--- via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> I have a lot of plastic covers that I need to protect from the sun's UV rays.  Each cover is about 3'X4' and I have over 30 of them.   
> The finish is not important, it's only to protect the plastic from turning brittle in the sun and breaking. 
> 
> I know there are spray paint cans that are meant for plastic, but I have a few questions. 
> 
> First, are any brands better than others? 
> Second, is there a cheaper option?  A brush on paint for plastic maybe?  Or should I get one of these... 
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KZ0VEGE/?coliid=I12XQ8SETPNGYN&colid=2Q4QONC3A3JBV&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KZ0VEGE/?coliid=I12XQ8SETPNGYN&colid=2Q4QONC3A3JBV&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it> 
> 
> And get a can of plastic paint? 
> Any good suppliers to use? 
> 
> Any other thoughts or ideas? 
> 
> Thanks 
> 
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