Painting plastic bumpercover

I painted my yellowed door window frames (2), stove hood vent, fridge roof vent, and some other smaller plastic parts on my trailer 5 years ago with white Krylon "Fusion" spray paint and they still look like I just painted them yesterday. My trailer sits out most of the year also as we use it a lot. I don't think you can go wrong with that stuff.:)
Barney

Krylon "Fusion" hands down for painting anything plastic on an RV.

I picked up a TT real cheap that had yellowing on each and every plastic part from the porch light cover, window frames in doors, fridge vent, stove vent etc. made the whole TT look old and tired.

I used Krylon Fusion on each and every plastic part and the TT looked brand new. Dries in seconds too!

I flipped that TT for twice+ what I paid for it! The people that bought it still have it and 6 years later and the white is still as white as the day I sprayed it on.

I don't know if it is the same, but I painted the fiberglass bumpers of my motor home. The only way to get good adhesion was to use an etching primer. That roughed up the bumper enough for good paint adhesion but didn't scratch it up like sanding can do. I then used a spray can of automotive paint from an auto parts store. I sold the MH not too long after that so can't speak to long term color retention etc but it looked good for well over a year. Also, it was relatively inexpensive because, no matter what you use, road rocks will peck at the finish and you will have to do it again eventually and I don't want to be locked into any complicated and/or expensive processes. PS Once you have your options in your head, go to an automotive paint store or body shop and see what advice you can get from them. Ask them what they would do and how much. Then decide whether to do it yourself. (For the price of a can of etching primer and a few cans of paint, it was an easy decision for me.)

tshirtman wrote:
Have a 10 year old TT and want to know if anyone has ever painted their bumper cover? (plastic)
It looks pretty crummy now but I thought if I could paint it I could restore some luster to the rig.
Any thoughts?

ONE WORD .... COLORBOND ... won't crack, peel and very resistant to fade.

Larry

This is my drill for painting plastic: clean and scuff with 3M pads. Clean with solvent and apply an adhesion promoter. Prime and apply finish color. Apply clearcoat.

I used it on some plastic deck furniture a couple of years ago and it has now faded terribly and looks worse than before. Guess it is to do over every year or so.

Did my a/c shroud a few weeks ago with the Krylon and it come out great. So good that the one vent that didn't get replaced with the roof got 2 coats as well.

Agree on the Krylon spray....have heard good things about it.

I've never tried it, but a lot of folks swear by the Krylon product that is MADE for painting over plastic.