Rust-Oleum248649 Automotive Paint for Plastics Spray Paint, 12 oz, Gloss Black

I've got two white vinyl garden gates in serious need of an upgrade. Previous owners messed up everything in and around my house including these gates. Replacing could cost well over $1000.00.After research about painting vinyl, I discovered that the paint needs to be specific about adhering to plastic. This paint does.Having the surface clean is a must. I spent lots of time power washing then allowing a dry time for a day. The paint goes on very well. Beware, use a fast back and forth. Even covering white with black it works. Minimal touch up, again a quick one to prevent runs.This paint dries really fast, anothr plus that I wanted. Tape off or do what you need to to prevent painting what you don't want to. Otherwise you could have a problem.I've only had the gates painted a few days and they seem to be holding up well in blasting full sun typical here at the beach.A great value and quality product for the money.

Dries fast, ez to use, great spray nozzle. I tested it on a sample piece of plastic and when dry it was difficult to scrape off. Great paint for plastic!

Got this to paint my pink scooter red and it did pretty well. It is a bit tricky to apply because plastic is a different surface than metal or wood. Read the directions and be prepared to go against your grain because there is no sanding involved. Clean and Clean the surface and then paint. Go with several light coats and build up your gloss then back away. The final surface may have some flaws but overall I cant complain.

Like many others, I used this to refurbish my headlights. I got excellent results, but they would have been perfect if I’d known this beforehand:As you lay down each coat in overlapping passes (e.g., successive horizontal passes moving from lens top to bottom), you need to apply enough paint to create an even gloss on the surface AS YOU GO. Each pass will probably be fairly light, so to achieve that gloss the pass should be immediately repeated (usually once or twice) until the portion of the surface you’re hitting is uniformly wet. Too-thin coats encourage frostiness and orange peel. This stuff dries fast and does not spread or even itself after it goes on. What you see, AS IT GOES ON, is what you get. And when you’re done with a coat, don’t try to do any immediate spot-fixes where the coverage is inadequate, because the paint will already be too dry for that to work well. Just wait a few minutes for the whole thing to dry a bit and make sure the next coat (of the entire lens) is adequately heavy, which will solve the problem.That said, you also don’t want to lay it on so thick that it runs or sags, so as soon as you first achieve gloss, move on and keep going until the entire lens is done. Due to the speedy drying, it helps to work quickly. It also helps to practice a bit first.

Per Youtube instruction, I masked the car with a trash bag, wet sanded the lenses with 600 grit, 1000 and 3000 grit.I rinsed with water, I wiped the lenses with rubbing alcohol, and I waited until they dried completely. Then I did a quick light spray. I sprayed lightly again in 15 minutes. After 5 such repeat sprays, the lenses look brand new. I expected "orange peel" surface but with light sprays orange peel effect was minimal.It's been only 2 weeks, so I don't know how well it will hold up under UV. I'll keep them waxed. For now, though, I'm a very happy customer.[Edit: It's been exactly 1 year and the lenses still look good. Edit again: after about 2 years in the sun, it looked like the clear coat was peeling off. Photo is after 30 months.]

I've used this on a couple of plastic surfaces and so far, so good. I initially used it to prep those horrible plastic wood-looking cabinet doors on an RV for dark grey paint. I was hesitant to just paint plastic, but it turned out really well and I was able to scrub the doors down with Pinesol and they held up perfectly. Then I used it to spray paint a mint green silverware tray white that I picked up at a garage sale as well as the little rubber/plastic drain plugs for the sink and tub and they look great! I'm impressed by how much paint I've managed to get out of a single can. We'll see how everything looks in a couple of months, but so far, I'm a happy camper!

works well

It dries fast and adheres to raw plastic really well. But the spray nozzle takes a lot of pressure to push and is hard to control the flow rate.If you mess up, like get a run, you have to wait about 7 days before you can sand it and refinish it. It sands down easy, haven't tried polish to restore the shine yet.I haven't finished the project yet to see how well it holds up ti UV rays.