Anyone ever painted white pvc?

[eedbjp]

Is there a way to paint white pvc black? I imagine you would need a primer.

[Bridges-PdP]

If you haven't, you might search the forum for this topic. I seem to remember reading a post wherein someone suggested using the kind of pain/primer that is used on car bumpers and molding. Auto parts store kinda stuff.

HTH


Scott

[coupedefleur]

You can also stain it. I remember sanding it in the direction woodgrain would go and rubbing stain on. The stain darkens the pvc somewhat, and collects in the sanding scratches for a darker color.

[treeshark]

You need to finely sand the surface to provide a key then use an acrylic or celulose car paint primer. Top coat can be anything you paint a car with, a laquer would add the finishing touch and make it harder wearing.
If this is a flute type object, as I suspect, then you would need to consider paint build up in and around the holes as this will alter tuning somewhat.

[Sillydill]

KRYLON makes a special spray-paint just for plastics. Should be available at your local hardware store.

Link here: http://www.krylon.com/main/product_temp ... oduct_list

[scoutcow]

I've made some PVC flutes and painted them black with paint the use for those plastic scale models of planes and cars you have to build and paint yourself. I sanded it first and then added the paint, it looks real nice, but it takes a while to dry...
This is what they look like:

[In The Woods]

Why bother? The stuff looks good as it is, and I have fun telling the unsuspecting (and uninformed) that it's made from Nauga tusk; a by-product of the merciless slaughter of the animals for their colorful hides!

Regards,
Steve Mack

[talasiga]

As a vegan type I prefer to lie that my Tipple PVC flutes are porcelain.
Actually I don't lie at all. People exclaim that they have never seen a porcelain flute like that before and I just smile.


Modern architectecture has a thing about innate beauty of materials.
I'm into that. Bamboo to look like bamboo. wood like wood, plastc like porcelain (oops I mean plastic).

Wooden houses should be oiled, not painted. Why woould you want to get a beautiful, uniquely grained material and cover it with plastic paint?

[Chiffed]

Tip: Take it to the local car painter. Let them breathe the stuff. Get a flame job and some ripped-out skulls or something!

[eedbjp]

The Krylon paint worked really well.Thanks!

[s1m0n]

Somewhere on the web there's an article about dying PVC with fabric dyes; the results aren't always the same as the colour a fabric would turn, but they are predictable and stable.

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Ah, here's one.

[Lee Stanford]

Wooden houses should be oiled, not painted. Why woould you want to get a beautiful, uniquely grained material and cover it with plastic paint?

I could not agree with you more. It brought a smile and than a laugh to hear someone say this. Thanks.

PS Still working hard on the bansuri!

[ElaineT]

If you want the "faux wood" look, my very first Tipple came neatly covered in woodgrained contact paper. It has held up to a surprising amount of abuse and looks a little less conspicuous that white PVC in a dark pub.

[talasiga]

...Still working hard on the bansuri!

I hope you're not cement rendering it.

[Cathy Wilde]

My ex used to make digeridoos (HE figured out circular breathing, darn him; that's why we split up -- I was jealous ) out of white PVC and he painted them the way trees described. Worked out great.