A couple of weeks ago my neighbor was out painting her plastic lounge chairs. Of course I buzzed over to find out exactly what she was up to; it looked far too interesting and I had to inquire further.
She has a set of lounge chairs that she’s had forever but were in perfect condition. However, the white color was yellowed from the intense sun. While perusing the paint selection at Home Depot (I’m sure you can get it at Lowe’s, too) she came across plastic spray paint, meant for exactly that type of purpose. She was spraying the entire chair as the piping of the chairs are also a heavy plastic (as opposed to metal).
The chairs were originally white so she stuck with the same color but the paint comes in a large variety of colors. It was so easy, she just wiped them down thoroughly to get off the dust and spread out a big piece of cardboard, placed a chair on it and sprayed away. It probably took her about 15-20 minutes to do each chair, making sure to get all the nooks and crannies.
They came out looking great! I only took an after photo (she was on chair two before I got there) and it’s not the best angle but you’ll get the idea. Once they dried she placed new lounge cushions in a deep rust color over them, but they looked great even without the cushions. They remind me of the lounge chairs you see poolside at many of our local resorts.
This is just one idea for the use of plastic paint. I’m sure you can come up with plenty of uses around your home to brighten up some household item that’s in great condition but in need of a new finish. Now if only our (faded red) wooden Adirondack chairs were as easy a fix. Too bad we can’t buy sanding in a spray can.
They looked much better in person!
Tukee Talk 