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11th Jun 2019, 8:53 am | #1 |
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Staining plastic trim
I need to stain the off white plastic piping ,on a French radio I think black would look very nice against chrome . any suggestions please, Mick.
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11th Jun 2019, 9:00 am | #2 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
I'm not sure you can "stain" most plastics, Mick. I suspect you would need to paint.
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11th Jun 2019, 9:12 am | #3 |
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11th Jun 2019, 10:44 am | #4 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
Ah! just tried a marker pen ,it was supposed to be black but turned out to be blue ,the good thing is it won't rub off, food for thought me think's . Mick.
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11th Jun 2019, 10:59 am | #5 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
Difficult to achieve an even finish with a permanent marker pen I would have thought. Paint (sprayed) would be best I think. Hopefully you can remove and replace the trim relatively easily.
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11th Jun 2019, 11:19 am | #6 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
Vinylkote.
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11th Jun 2019, 7:28 pm | #7 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
Plasti-kote:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=plasti-...l_95nz824y2i_e Stated as suitable for use on plastics (not all aerosols are).
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11th Jun 2019, 7:29 pm | #8 |
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11th Jun 2019, 7:33 pm | #9 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
Hi David as you say not all aerosols are suitable ,that's what I was worried about , but that looks like the one I need I see they do it in gloss black as well . Just awaiting the metal casing to come back from being chromed then I will post some pictures .Mick.
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11th Jun 2019, 10:22 pm | #10 |
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Re: Staining plastic trim
Some time ago, I became interested in how plastic lenses in glasses are stained to become sun-glasses. Searching Google, I found that basically, plain lenses are simply dipped in to a cocktail of chemicals and the stain is absorbed. I also found on Google some "homebrew" solutions for staining and the colour stains (tints) can be bought on line.
Take alook at https://www.jasonlauritzen.com/blue-...make-your-own/. There's a British company referred to there called BPI and they sell the tints. B
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