Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or hard
plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if so,
what kind?

And what kind of paint?

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

"Ray" wrote in message
...
The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or hard
plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if
so, what kind?

And what kind of paint?

The plastic pipe will be either PVC (vinyl) or ABS (styrene), white tells me
it is probably PVC. Both can be painted but the paint doesn't bond very
well. However, if you don't drag hoses around it or contact it much, the
paint can last for years as it has on mine. Just keep the paint can around
for occasional touchup as needed.

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

In article .com,
"EXT" wrote:

"Ray" wrote in message
...
The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or hard
plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if
so, what kind?

And what kind of paint?

The plastic pipe will be either PVC (vinyl) or ABS (styrene), white tells me
it is probably PVC. Both can be painted but the paint doesn't bond very
well. However, if you don't drag hoses around it or contact it much, the
paint can last for years as it has on mine. Just keep the paint can around
for occasional touchup as needed.

Krylon makes a spray paint formulated for plastic.

http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

On 7/15/2011 7:39 AM, Ray wrote:
The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or
hard plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if
so, what kind?

And what kind of paint?

ANY solvent based paint will stick better than latex. Clean it good
first by wiping it down with brake cleaner or acetone, then spray with
krylon or rustoleum rattle can.


--
Steve Barker
remove the "not" from my address to email

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

Smitty Two wrote the following:
In article .com,
"EXT" wrote:


"Ray" wrote in message
...

The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or hard
plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if
so, what kind?

And what kind of paint?

The plastic pipe will be either PVC (vinyl) or ABS (styrene), white tells me
it is probably PVC. Both can be painted but the paint doesn't bond very
well. However, if you don't drag hoses around it or contact it much, the
paint can last for years as it has on mine. Just keep the paint can around
for occasional touchup as needed.


Krylon makes a spray paint formulated for plastic.

http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/


As does Rustoleum and Valspar. Rustoleum also makes a plastic primer
that allows any other paint to be applied to plastic.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:41:17 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

On 7/15/2011 7:39 AM, Ray wrote:
The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or
hard plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if
so, what kind?

And what kind of paint?

ANY solvent based paint will stick better than latex. Clean it good
first by wiping it down with brake cleaner or acetone, then spray with
krylon or rustoleum rattle can.

Acetone can damage vinyl and any UV coating, even melt it. Something
milder is suggested. Sudsy ammonia diluted would work.

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

"Ray" wrote in
:

The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or
hard plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some
such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and
if so, what kind?

And what kind of paint?


Scrub clean it. Give it a light sanding to abrade it. Prime & paint.
Bonding primer is best. Not cheap but an excellent brand:

http://www.ximbonder.com/upload/pdfs...%20%201143.pdf

Sherwin Williams carried it a few years back.

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

Thanks to one and all for good suggestions. I'll check out each one and
choose what seems best.

-- Ray

"Ray" wrote in message ...

The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or hard
plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if so,
what kind?

And what kind of paint?

Painting vinyl? ? ?
 

On Jul 15, 8:39*am, "Ray" wrote:
The base of the downspouts on our building are some kind of vinyl or hard
plastic -- I think it has a name of initials, like PCP or some such.

They are white, and I'd like to paint them brown to match the aluminum
downspouts.

Does this material paint all right? Would I need to use a primer, and if so,
what kind?

And what kind of paint?

I used Krylon to paint mine, Since then I have used latex over the
Krylon and it works well too. Some of the spots that was just latex
directly on the PVC didnt hold up so well. but not that badly either.
It didnt start peeling off until after it started to fade. I know the
automotive suppliers sell primer for plastic. This would probably be
good.

Jimmie

Jimmie