can you paint outdoor grey plastic pipes?

[Corrado]

Hi

Our builders fitted some grey waste pipes to the outside of our property, but the rest of our pipes are black.

Now that the pipes are in place, I was thinking that I should paint them so that they match the rest.

Is there anything that I can use to paint these pipes that won't flake?

Perhaps a primer? Also, when primed, could they be painted with black masonry paint perhaps?

Thanks in advance!

 

[gcol]

Clean em and paint em with black gloss.

 

[Third_Eye]

Clean em and paint em with black gloss.

and you MUST thin down first coat with 10% White Spirit.........................

 

[Corrado]

Thanks very much!

do I just use any exterior gloss?

Do I need to sand or prime them first?

 

[JohnD]

I use non-drip gloss, one flowing coat, unthinned.

Clean it first with white spirit, and a green pan scourer if any visible grime on it.

 

[Corrado]

Just out of interest, do I need to prime the plastic or sand it first - or just clean with white spirit?

 

[JohnD]

no just clean as I described and apply non-drip gloss with no undercoat or primer.

 

[Zampa]

Yep..undercaots and primers tend to be brittle and casnt cope with the expansion/contraction of the plastic..gloss can

Dont rub then down, but if you use a green scourer pad when toy wash them down it will score the surface slightly and help provide a key

 

[Deco Rate]

I would use an undercoat first . It sticks to the plastic better

 

[Zampa]

Different type of adhesion though.

 

[Growler]

2 birds with one stone......

Crown Solo self undercoating gloss

 

[JohnD]

Doesn't need an undercoat.

Will take a pic of mine if I get round to it.

15 years old and not fallen off yet.

 

[Zampa]

2 birds with one stone......

Crown Solo self undercoating gloss

OOoooooooooo ...here we go again!

 

[sm1thson]

if the pipes have just been done, i would ask the builders to come back the black ones on youve paid for and not the grey ones they had left over from a previous job.

 

[Growler]

2 birds with one stone......

Crown Solo self undercoating gloss

OOoooooooooo ...here we go again!

Or......
Dulux Once .....self undercoating gloss, when the sun's shining