yellowing plastic
Is there any cure for the yellowing of plastic pieces on a MH? The slide corners, trim pieces, etc? My ACE is white with gel coat and of course I imagine paint mitigates this, but I don't have paint.
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hipower wrote:
X-2, if your not in a well ventilated air do not use Acetone and wear plastic gloves and a mask! I worked around that stuff a lot in the 70's!
Acetone is a great cleaning product used appropriately. It is also nasty stuff. Use it with appropriate caution.- I painted the door glass plastic frame, the stove vent and the outside shower door.
I used regular Krylon Semi-Gloss White 2 years ago and when we traded in April, they looked as good as the day I painted them Francesca Knowles wrote:
Fusion's a good paint for plastic, but expensive at over ten bucks a can.
Just bought a can of Fusion today for my fridge vent. $3.80 at a local auto parts store....ScottG wrote:
As Donn suggested above, I painted all the plastic parts with Krylon Fusion and it has held up surprisingly well. I'm not too keen on Krylon as a rule but the Fusion is a different formula and does a great job. Doesn't even look painted - just looks like it came that way.
Fusion's a good paint for plastic, but expensive at over ten bucks a can.
Hot tip from Camp Cheapskate:
Rustoleum makes a primer for plastic. Any paint can be used for a topcoat....as I found out after I spent eleventy-bazillion bucks repainting the Grandkids' electric Jeep. Could have done it for a fraction of the cost if I'd known about the plastic primer. I could have used off-the shelf store brand for the topcoat! :(
Five bucks at Walmart- That Awsome/Amaze cleaner from the various Dollar Stores works surprisingly well on Plastic such as the Refer Vents! Spray on and Wipe off!
- As Donn suggested above, I painted all the plastic parts with Krylon Fusion and it has held up surprisingly well. I'm not too keen on Krylon as a rule but the Fusion is a different formula and does a great job. Doesn't even look painted - just looks like it came that way.
- If you choose to replace many of the trim pieces are available at www.pellandent.com
- Acetone is a great cleaning product used appropriately. It is also nasty stuff. Use it with appropriate caution.
- I use acetone for yellowed plastic parts or moldy rubber trim. My refer vent cover is 16 years old and every 3 years or so I clean it with acetone and is now white. Use a white cloth and don't saturate, acetone is a solvent and will remove the yellow or mold quickly.
- Ask the mfg for the paint color code, and buy yourself some to paint them with. As an alternative Krylon makes plastic paint in spray cans that works wonders.
