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Probably an old question, but what sort of paint should I use on PVC sheet?
Would PVC pipe glue from the hardware store work?
I have an interesting project I'm thinking of doing, thanks for any help.
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How long do you want it to stick on for, James? In what sort of weather or abusive environment? Just about anything will do for a short while as far as I know. Good luck
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I have less truck (Lory in Britain?) than I thought I had. When I got it, there was a decent metalic paint job on it. I started noticing bubbling under the paint. Upon investigation, I have found that the metal is rusting under the bondo (body filler). Someone had fastened strips of galvinized sheet metal with screws, the applied 5/8" (16mm?) thick bondo!
That's excessive, and I've removed it. The tailgate is worse. So I'm re-doing the entire bodywork, and would like to finish with some vehicle graphics.
On the tailgate, I'm thinking of making a scale version of a storefront. On the glass (tinted acrylic) will be a window splash that says: "window painting!" It must look realistic, and I figured gluing PVC pieces together would speed things up.
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch, Benjamin Franklin Posts: 2057 | From: 1033 W. Union Valley Rd. | Registered: Feb 2003
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Yes pvc pipe cement will work...I paint all my pvc sheet with Centari automotive...then apply vinyl or oneshot over the top (works great)
If you want a nearly vandle proof paint job use nazdar vinyl inks it sticks like nothing else and cannot be scratched from the surface...it also never fades.
"werks fer me it'll werk fer you"
My edit here is because I forgot to mention ...clean the pvc sheet with alcohol then apply a "clear" pcv primer before applying the cement...it should be available where ever you buy the pvc cement ...you can use the purple primer but you'll have to be careful not to get it in areas you don't want it to show (a mask would work for that).
Also the reason I paint he pvc is to protect it from the U.V.'s.
One more thing do all your gluing BEFORE you paint.
There I think that covers everything!
[ June 21, 2003, 09:04 AM: Message edited by: Monte Jumper ]
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WAIT! I just sanded down a used PVC blank, wiped it down with alcohol and painted it with a top quality Latex Enamel House Paint. Are you telling me the paint is going to fail??? HELP. This job is supposed to go up this week!
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Same with regular vinyl (Naugahyde)...did a 'toon on the spare tire cover for a friend on his '88 Winnebago...the tire cover is starting to disintergrate, but the 'toon still looks good!
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Try this Trick! Any surface that you are not sure that paint isn't going to stick to ... wipe ESP on it and polish off.
ESP is a product made by the Flood Company in USA ... same people who make Penetrol (another of my favourite products!) It was formulated to make enamel paints stick to ceramic tiles. Works great.
At present we are doing 22 8'x4' coroplast sign panels for a display room wall. Combination of vinyl and vinyl paint mask and straight sign enamels. Wipe the sheets down with ESP and the enamel paint is scratch proof.
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