Plastic Painting Rules

Plastic Painting Rules

can anyone give me the rules that i need to follow when painting plastic because i tried painting my backseat cup holder (the outside of it) with Krylon Fuzion and it ran ALOT and left little tiny unpainted parts and can someone also explain how to paint the engine cover without screwing up like i did i want clean cut letters any help would be great thanks

i have a 93 so im not sure but does the cup holder have tiny holes on the outside of it? this might be why there were tiny spots that were unpainted. it might help to sand those surfaces alittle before paint. as for the engine cover i think thats smooth plastic so that should paint easier. just remember to keep the spray a good distance (maybe about a foot or alittle more) from the surface and don't over spray it. use light coats from a good distance and it should come out good. just takes time and patience. hopefully this helps and hopefully someone else can contribute.

Well personally I used to recommend Krylon Fusion.. but the more I used it the less I like it, it does stick to plastic very well but the paint tends to always build up at some spots??? Anyways the best way to do it is to paint indoors where there is no wind and minimal dust.. make sure the can is about 8-10inch and spray light mists, its a slow process but it'll turn out better than heavy coats..

You should also prep(clean) the pieces with denatured alcohol before painting.. I perfer to use acetone myself, but it tends to melt the plastic just a lil

I have had no problem with the Krylon Fusion paints. I sanded down the pieces first to give it a better surface to adhere too. Then mist coated the piece until I had complete coat. I hope that helps.

As for the letters, the way I did mine was to paint the whole thing and let completely dry. Then I just used blue trim tape and a blade for the letters.

Try cleaning the surface with a TSP cleaner (local hardware store) then rinse it, dry and paint... and is Krylon Fusion heat resistent? If its not, I wouldn't use it under the hood for anything... But I did paint a plastic shelf thingy with Kyrlon Fusion, did it on my balcony on a non-windy sunny day, did like 5 light coats, turned out beautifully, and i've tried chipping the paint, and I couldnt, I couldn't really scratch it with my nails either unless I pressed really hard on it, overall, I like the stuff alot...

My friend sanded his down, painted it with primer, sanded it again, then painted it in the color he wanted...it came out REAL good and has lasted for years.

Mm.. for plastics, i think its a good idea to primer it before painting over. When painting don't go too heavy on it all at one go. Alot of the runs are a result of overspray. Good luck.

yah, sand it down and primer it. I did my interior and its starting to chip now, but its only cz i did heavy coats instead of being patient with it. It still looks good, but i dont wanna take my car appart again, no time to do it