I installed dark green plastic shutters with the color molded in 7-8 years ago. Unfortunately they have faded and look bad now. The plastic is polypropylene.
Does anyone have experience painting this material? Can I expect the paint to adhere for 5 or more years? One place said to prime first and another said not to prime at all. Both said to use acrylic paint.
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One word: Krylon
http://www.krylon.com/
There are others, Fusion seems to to be the best.
Phill Giles
The Unionville Woodwright
Unionville, Ontario
BG is right, Krylon is your best bet, sticks well, covers well, without too much grief.
Acrylic Latex paints will work, but you probably need to test them on the back. The laytex will want a scrupulously clean finish.
Speaking of backs, sometimes you can get away with flipping the shutters around (the way the purists insist all shutters should be installed, as if they were working).
After you paint, if you can stand a glossy finish, a good way to protect the shutters is with a coat of Future. Sounds odd, don't it? Dries clear, has UV protection, and is reasonably inexpensive and easy to apply.
Hi Tom,
I painted five pairs of old brittle plastic shutters with sherwin williams exterior latex over the summer. They seem to be holding up well but are so old I will eventually replace them. Half way thru the process They looked horrible but as I gave them more coats, and the paint finally dried (87degrees and about 80% humidity) they looked okay. I chose not to spray them with krylon or rustoleum because of the custom color.
Chris