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Subject Topic: Plastic Spray Paint Post Reply Post New Topic
11/3/2012 at 8:58am
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Has anyone ever used this stuff before?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/plasti-kote-plastic-spray-paint-white-400ml/67950?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Decorating-_-Plasti-Kote%20Plastic%20Spray%20Paint%20White%20400ml#product_additional_details_container

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I was wondering if you could use it to freshen up a caravan bathroom?

Some of the older vans for sale have a peach or brown coloured plastic shower tray and sink. This, in my opinion, make the van look pretty dated.

I wondered if I could re-spray them in white situ (using masking tape) and thus pimping the bathroom and bringing it up to a modern contemporary white finnish?


11/3/2012 at 9:25am
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 I resprayed my pull handles on the van with plasti kote, they had got ingrained and dirty looking and would not clean up, been done about 2 yrs and still look like new.

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11/3/2012 at 9:28am
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When products are manufactured in plastic, the tiny chips are already coloured then melted down and moulded to the desire shape via an injection mould so that the final product is the same colour right through so any wear on the surface will not be visible. However, on steel or metal components which ARE sprayed, any wear over time would fade unless the product is either powder coated or stove enamelled giving it a very hard coating that only chips rather that fades. So I think if you sprayed the surface of any plastic fittings with a plastic paint such as a shower tray or wash basin I think that it would eventually wear off in time which would then fade with the original colour eventually showing through. I fully understand what you say though about the old colour scheme being outdated and it would be nice to be able brighten thing up a bit but if the paint does start to fade it could look a lot worse than the original colour and it's not that easy to patch up either. According to the information there is no preparation required but if you end up having to spray over the plastic film to cover any fading I don't think it would adhere so you would have to strip all the plastic paint off back to the original plastic which isn't a task that I would like to have to undertake.


11/3/2012 at 9:47am
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hi tazhearts,

when we first got our 'van, my OH was of the same opinion as you, so we did exactly as you are thinking of doing, we masked off the toilet / shower cubicle and then sprayed the plastic shower tray ( a peach colour originally) with a couple of coats of white ,'plasti-coat' spray paint, made the cubicle a lot brighter and fresher looking. i did gently rough up the surface with a very fine grade sand paper 1st though just to give the paint a better chance of a good adherence

as for wearing off, we did ours 2 yrs ago now and it still looks as fresh as the day we sprayed it, mind you that said we do only use the cubicle as a toilet room and not as an actual shower room  ( we normally use the ' on-site' facillities), so it dosen't get as much 'traffic' as it might otherwise do

if you do go down the spray road, make sure you remember to keep the whole van well ventillated and watch out for any over-spray ,hope this helps



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11/3/2012 at 10:30am
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What about the inside of a fridge? Could you use the same stuff to give your fridge interior a make over?


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11/3/2012 at 11:11am
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I sprayed the large flower pots in the garden with this stuff 6 years ago and the are still looking good despite having been outside in all weathers.

Okay, they did need several coats because I was changing the original colours to get what then looked like a matching set, but I am well pleased with this product.



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11/3/2012 at 11:24am
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Now I come to think about it, could I spray the caravan bathroom walls and ceiling white as well? This would leave a clean, contemporary bathroom which I could add quality looking chrome taps etc.


11/3/2012 at 11:44am
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Quote: Originally posted by tazhearts on 11/3/2012


What about the inside of a fridge? Could you use the same stuff to give your fridge interior a make over?

don't think i'd want to use it in a fridge, can't imagine it being too healthy that closde to food stuff's



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11/3/2012 at 12:07pm
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Hi, I quite often repair cracks in shower tray and sinks, and use Plasti-kote to finish the job, seem to wear very well, you must clean with the correct cleaner, prime with plasic primer then finish.

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Great bit of kit plasticoat,we used it alot in the trade when touching up.

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11/3/2012 at 6:30pm
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I used it to respray the shower tray in my old caravan after I repaired some cracks with epoxy resin. It still looked like new a year later when we changed the caravan.



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