On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 9:09:04 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, May 5, 2014 7:07:18 AM UTC-5, wrote:

I have vinyle shutters that are a hunter green color and badly faded. My wife wants to paint them black. Can this be done and it last okay? I read somewhere that you are not supposed to go from a light color ot a dark one.. Something about it building too much heat and causing the paint to peel??



So the consensus is that a latex is better than an enamel to repaint a vinyle shutter? Mine are really chalky and have been on the house since 1998. I wonder what a pressure washer would do for them?

You could try it and find out. They should be washed thoroughly before
painting anyway. Also, if you want to spray paint them with
a can, I think Bob Haller pointed out that there are spray cans of paint
available specifically for plastic. What any difference in formulation
might be, IDK. But HD, etc carries them and they are only like $3 a can.
You could try that on one and if it works, you have a reasonable, easy
solution.