Painting plastic

[SGilbert]

Attached is what my exterior shower compartment looks like.
Dull, dingy, and impossible to clean.
Tempted to mask off and spray paint it. Rustoleum has a top notch paint spray that I've used in the past.
Anyone have the sme and attempted to clean it up and/or paint?

 

[Wemustrv]

These can be cleaned up with a Scotch Guard pad and good cleaner and then use a good vinyl sealer not paint. You can paint it as well however get a paint specifically made for this purpose and a good binding primer. The problem with painting is that the tend to chip and peel over time and that can leave you with a real mess.

 

[SGilbert]

These can be cleaned up with a Scotch Guard pad and good cleaner and then use a good vinyl sealer not paint. You can paint it as well however get a paint specifically made for this purpose and a good binding primer. The problem with painting is that the tend to chip and peel over time and that can leave you with a real mess.

I have scrubbed it and scrubbed it!. it is just discolored and already roughed up.

 

[Holdmybeer]

Tape it off and clean with acetone, then a bonding primer and a decent rattle can spray paint (Krylon). Several light coats are better than one heavy coat, but pay attention to the can directions. Some require recoating within a certain time period, if you're outside that window you have to give a day to cure before recoating.

 

[redbaron]

I would remove it from the RV and paint it seperately. Overspray from rattle cans is out of control when done outside due to winds, etc.

Putting the part to be painted inside a large amazon box and spraying it inside there will give you protection from debris and collect the overspray.

You can then reseal with silicon when putting it back on and have a very clean result.


I don't have a picture, but what I have done is setup a large box on a table, put a smaller box inside , and placed the part on that smaller box. This lets me rotate the part without touching it. All of your spray will be collected inside the box and won't go everywhere. Like a miniature paint booth.

 

[team bradfield]

I painted mine on previous fifth wheel, Like @redbaron I took it off the rig and painted on a sheet of cardboard, I like the box idea, good thinking! I used Krylon for plastic

 

[SGilbert]

I would remove it from the RV and paint it seperately. Overspray from rattle cans is out of control when done outside due to winds, etc.

Putting the part to be painted inside a large amazon box and spraying it inside there will give you protection from debris and collect the overspray.

You can then reseal with silicon when putting it back on and have a very clean result.


I don't have a picture, but what I have done is setup a large box on a table, put a smaller box inside , and placed the part on that smaller box. This lets me rotate the part without touching it. All of your spray will be collected inside the box and won't go everywhere. Like a miniature paint booth.

Good idea. I'll have a good look-see in a few days as to how easy it will be to remove it.

 

[Boat Bum]

That is just a framed hatch and readily available, especially in marine parts. You could replace it cheap enough.

 

[SGilbert]

I'm contemplating replacing the entire assembly with a new one, from Amazon, in black. Several available in the mis to high $30's.
If I have to remove the assembly, recommended, then why not just replace it altogether?
I'm leaning that way.

 

[SGilbert]

It was so easy to remove the dingy white one, I decided to order the new black one.
Every fixture around it is black (see picture in original post) so I think this would look far superior.

 

[SGilbert]

Update:
Replaced the crappy white enclosure with a brand new Black one. So easy, even a cave man can do it.
It looks so much better; even if it was shiny white, I prefer this 1000%