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Painting plastic and stencilling tips?
Posted on: 12.06.2012 by Dione Haimes
Painting my dicers this weekend to white, since i cant get ahold of a pair of DJTT white dicers.

Whats the best kind of paint to use with plastic? cant be too thick because the dicer is a tight build but not wanting it to chip easilly.

Also want to stencil my name onto the side of em in black or blue, any tips on how to do that? or just go nuts with a sharpie
Rochel Gleese
14.06.2012
Originally Posted by Digi
I run my own body shop and what you want to do is


- scuff up the area your wanting painted with RED scotch

- degrease with pre wipe, wipe on with one cloth and wipe off with another before the pre wipe evaporates

- plastic prime

- flat back with 800 wet an dry or p500 dry

- now paint


I personally wouldn't bother with an all in one plastis aerosol the finish won't last and the paint may chip easily, get your self down to you local Automotive Repair supplier for decent gear for a better job and they will supply the paint to
Awesome reply!
Janell Selser
13.06.2012
Originally Posted by Hoodless
What about protecting the screw threads etc? should i put the screws into the holes?
I'd roll up some paper and stick in the holes. If you want to go the more pro route you can follow the advice from Digi but it's going to take quite a bit more time and money to paint such a small thing. The Krylon shouldn't chip since it's made to flex a bit with the plastic but if you clean the Dicers and do a couple of light coats with plenty of time to dry inbetween you should be fine.
Janell Selser
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by photojojo
Krylon makes a plastic specific spray paint. You could get a sign shop to do your name in a real thin vinyl and then clear coat over it.


Scuff it up a bit first like said above.
Dione Haimes
12.06.2012		Painting my dicers this weekend to white, since i cant get ahold of a pair of DJTT white dicers.

Whats the best kind of paint to use with plastic? cant be too thick because the dicer is a tight build but not wanting it to chip easilly.

Also want to stencil my name onto the side of em in black or blue, any tips on how to do that? or just go nuts with a sharpie
Rochel Gleese
14.06.2012
Originally Posted by Digi
I run my own body shop and what you want to do is


- scuff up the area your wanting painted with RED scotch

- degrease with pre wipe, wipe on with one cloth and wipe off with another before the pre wipe evaporates

- plastic prime

- flat back with 800 wet an dry or p500 dry

- now paint


I personally wouldn't bother with an all in one plastis aerosol the finish won't last and the paint may chip easily, get your self down to you local Automotive Repair supplier for decent gear for a better job and they will supply the paint to
Awesome reply!
Janell Selser
13.06.2012
Originally Posted by Hoodless
What about protecting the screw threads etc? should i put the screws into the holes?
I'd roll up some paper and stick in the holes. If you want to go the more pro route you can follow the advice from Digi but it's going to take quite a bit more time and money to paint such a small thing. The Krylon shouldn't chip since it's made to flex a bit with the plastic but if you clean the Dicers and do a couple of light coats with plenty of time to dry inbetween you should be fine.
Shawnee Malaguti
12.06.2012		I run my own body shop and what you want to do is


- scuff up the area your wanting painted with RED scotch

- degrease with pre wipe, wipe on with one cloth and wipe off with another before the pre wipe evaporates

- plastic prime

- flat back with 800 wet an dry or p500 dry

- now paint


I personally wouldn't bother with an all in one plastis aerosol the finish won't last and the paint may chip easily, get your self down to you local Automotive Repair supplier for decent gear for a better job and they will supply the paint to
Dione Haimes
12.06.2012		What about protecting the screw threads etc? should i put the screws into the holes?
Janell Selser
12.06.2012
Originally Posted by photojojo
Krylon makes a plastic specific spray paint. You could get a sign shop to do your name in a real thin vinyl and then clear coat over it.


Scuff it up a bit first like said above.
Brunilda Kora
12.06.2012		Post picks - I'm considering painting my Dicers too...
Jonathan Chiuchiolo
12.06.2012		if you paint them get a 3M scotchbrite pads from a hardware store, they are flexible and the equivalent of medium/fine grit sandpaper... your biggest issue with painting plastic is adhesion, scotchbrite on it's own will remove the gloss and give the paint something to stick to... it might be an idea to take them to an auto repair shop and get them sprayed with baked enamel 2 pack paint, it's the stuff they paint commercial vehicles with so is very hard wearing, shouldn't cost more than $20...

for stenciling, if you only want to use it twice just get some clear acetate that printers use, the thicker the better as the solvent in paint will eat away at the strength of it, but it is very easy to cut with a scalpel, and because it's clear very easy to transfer an image.
Leeanna Ayla
12.06.2012		Krylon makes a plastic specific spray paint. You could get a sign shop to do your name in a real thin vinyl and then clear coat over it.

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