Paint external pipes same colour as walls

[Arjay12345]

Evening all..

The rear wall of my house has 7 train outlets from historic pipes to new en-suites. The pipes have either been painted black or are standard black PVC. There are so many skating across the wall that they are a real eyesore.

Given this, I need to think of a way to blend them in to be less obvious. The wall are painted a shade of cream, so could I undercoat and gloss top coat them with a similar cream colour?

I know it may be unconventional in some eyes, but want to explore the options.

Thanks..

 

[JohnD]

you can paint plastic pipes with oil-based non-drip gloss. No primer or undercoat required, but clean thoroughly first with white spirit and a green nylon pan scourer.

One flowing coat.
(thick paint systems are more prone to crack and craze)

 

[opps]

JohnD is correct that unpainted PVC doesn't require an undercoat but if you are going from black to cream gloss you will want to use a white undercoat first (to obliterate the dark colour).