On my honey due list is to change the color of some vertical blind vanes, this will be a stop gap measure. The vanes a solid PVC and are white on one side and light green (the side to be painted) on the other. Does anyone have any experience and or advice as to lthe best paint and method of application.
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Mike
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Prepare yee for sticker shock. The price of vinyl or PVC paint is not cheap. Behold and weep.
http://www.parasolinc.com/dyes_paints.asp
After seeing those prices I'll bet the blinds don't change colors.
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Lowes (and I think HD) sells some spray paint that is specifically formulated for plastics. I think the color selection is fairly limited, though, so you might end up having to give them a coat of this in a light color and then spray over that with a regular spray paint in the color you want. We used the spray for plastics on some cheap backyard plastic flower pots last year and it has held up pretty well so far. The stuff is one of the more common brands - I want to say Rustoleum, but I wouldn't swear to itJim
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Rustoleum and/or Krylon or nothing brand, sorry not sure which one it is. Anyways one of them makes a primer spray on plastic, then you can coat it with any color you want (does not need to be plastic paint). My mom used it on plastic patio chairs a few years ago, holding up great.
Painting blinds does not sound like a FUN thing. I can see too many places that you will miss, get paint on wrong side. Getting the string painted would make it stiff (in other words hard to adjust, or breakable). After spending the money on paint, having to worry about problems, time spent, etc. It might be better to get new ones in the color you want.Ric
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If you can deal with the limited available colors, then vinyl dye from an autoparts store is great.
http://case-mods.linear1.org/im-high-on-vinyl-dye/
+ Don't need to prime, just clean the surface
+ Very very durable
+ Works excellent on PVC
Duplicolor and Plasti-kote make good ones. SEM is also good but a bit more expensive.--Rob
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Morning Mike..
If you can 't find a suitable color, check the following web-site where I am gain-fully employed (4 days a week anyway). ha.. ha...
www.yearone.com .... Search for auto interior paint for plastic as in trim parts such as pillar post moulding, head-liner moulding, etc. We carry interior lacquer spray cans for about every color GM ever used between 1964 and 1972. Roughly about 50 colors. Some P102 bonding agent applied before a healthy shot of spray is your base and then the lacquer.
If ya have trouble finding it on the web-site, dial 1-800-YEARONE (800-932-7663) and hiit ext. 0 for operator. Ask for Sarge at ext. 113 between 2 PM EST and 10 PM EST Mon. thru Thurs. only. They will connect you or take your name and number if I am on the phone (likely as muscle car show season has sprung in Spring). Sarge will send you color samples in whatever shades you are looking for.. blues .. reds.. tans, golds and brown.. greens.. etc. etc.
Auto interior paint runs about $12-$16 a can, but Sarge will more than likely give you a 20% discount if ya promise to mow his yard in exchange for favors recieved. ha.. ha... ha..ha..ha..
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A die for this makes sense, but it seems like any kind of paint layer would nearly double the weight of the blinds. If you think about how light one slat is, the added paint is not a small percentage of that.Joe SacherComment
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Thanks All
I think that I will go with the vinyl dye.
Mike
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