RicodJour wrote in news:1fecf427-e8b2-4b37-
:

On Jan 11, 5:17*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 1/11/2011 11:47 AM hr(bob) spake thus:

Use a paint meant for plastic, like the spray paint for refinisheing
plastic lawn/garden chairs,

Absolutely no need for that.

Why is there absolutely no need to use a paint that is formulated to
go on a particular material?

Use any good ordinary oil-based primer. Not going to hurt any kind of
plastic used for that kind of stuff (ABS, PVC, etc.).

It's not a question about hurting the plastic, it's about bonding to
the plastic so the OP won't be doing it again in a couple of years.
Why in the world would you want to double the amount of time...excuse
me, double the amount of _application_ time (probably 10x or 20x the
total time if you include drying time for typical paints like you're
suggesting) instead of using a paint meant for plastic?

I'm guessing you've never used paints meant for plastics. Fusion by
Krylon works great, comes in a spray can which eliminates cleanup and
makes painting non-planar objects far easier, and dries in fifteen
minutes. It also bonds well to glass and ceramic tile - let's see a
"good ordinary oil-based primer" do that.

The OP should buy a couple of cans, spend half an hour spraying and
use the rest of the time writing a post about why using a one-step
paint was so much simpler than mucking about with different paints and
cleanup.

R

You replied to another but points taken. As I said, never painted PVC
that was outdoors for use.

Also,

I'm guessing you've never used paints meant for plastics.

Ding ding ding.