Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal 
buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work 
best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be 
equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.

"Jim" <c...@go.nospam.com> wrote in message 
news:49f8ef07$0$24345$6...@cv.net...
> Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal
> buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work
> best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be
> equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.


Tomorrow during business hours, go to this web site, find a phone number, 
and call the company. Do exactly what they tell you. Ignore everything you 
hear in this newsgroup unless it exactly matches what the Krylon person 
tells you.

www.krylon.com

I can say this with confidence after being an advisor to some eclectic kid 
projects over the years, like a stenciled pattern on a football helmet, 
which had to be ready to use in under 2 hours, for use in rain, at 34 
degrees F. 

Paint choice is less significant than primer choice.   Based on some 
recommendations from a few local contractors, I used Glidden Gripper 
Primer from Home Depot .. .. .. works GREAT !! !! !!

Jim wrote:
> Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal 
> buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work 
> best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be 
> equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.
>
>
>   

In article H...@newsfe15.iad>,
 "JoeSpareBedroom" <n...@frontiernet.net> wrote:

> "Jim" <c...@go.nospam.com> wrote in message 
> news:49f8ef07$0$24345$6...@cv.net...
> > Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal
> > buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work
> > best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be
> > equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.
> 
> 
> Tomorrow during business hours, go to this web site, find a phone number, 
> and call the company. Do exactly what they tell you. Ignore everything you 
> hear in this newsgroup unless it exactly matches what the Krylon person 
> tells you.
> 
> www.krylon.com
> 
> I can say this with confidence after being an advisor to some eclectic kid 
> projects over the years, like a stenciled pattern on a football helmet, 
> which had to be ready to use in under 2 hours, for use in rain, at 34 
> degrees F. 

Yes, well, there are probably many different paints that will work with 
plastic, but I'm a fan of Krylon, also, and they do make a formulation 
for plastic. I don't think you need any technical advice from HQ, 
though. Just go buy the stuff and spray it on, following standard spray 
can guidelines, of course.

"Smitty Two" <p...@earthlink.net> wrote in message 
news:p...@news.west.cox.net...
> In article H...@newsfe15.iad>,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" <n...@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>
>> "Jim" <c...@go.nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:49f8ef07$0$24345$6...@cv.net...
>> > Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 
>> > gal
>> > buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work
>> > best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be
>> > equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.
>>
>>
>> Tomorrow during business hours, go to this web site, find a phone number,
>> and call the company. Do exactly what they tell you. Ignore everything 
>> you
>> hear in this newsgroup unless it exactly matches what the Krylon person
>> tells you.
>>
>> www.krylon.com
>>
>> I can say this with confidence after being an advisor to some eclectic 
>> kid
>> projects over the years, like a stenciled pattern on a football helmet,
>> which had to be ready to use in under 2 hours, for use in rain, at 34
>> degrees F.
>
> Yes, well, there are probably many different paints that will work with
> plastic, but I'm a fan of Krylon, also, and they do make a formulation
> for plastic. I don't think you need any technical advice from HQ,
> though. Just go buy the stuff and spray it on, following standard spray
> can guidelines, of course.

Heh. :-)  Maybe by tomorrow, this thread will grow to the size of the one 
about the neighbor's dead tree. 

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Jim" <c...@go.nospam.com> wrote in message 
> news:49f8ef07$0$24345$6...@cv.net...
>> Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal
>> buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work
>> best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be
>> equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.
> 
> 
> Tomorrow during business hours, go to this web site, find a phone number, 
> and call the company. Do exactly what they tell you. Ignore everything you 
> hear in this newsgroup unless it exactly matches what the Krylon person 
> tells you.
> 
> www.krylon.com
> 
> I can say this with confidence after being an advisor to some eclectic kid 
> projects over the years, like a stenciled pattern on a football helmet, 
> which had to be ready to use in under 2 hours, for use in rain, at 34 
> degrees F. 
> 
> 
My hubby used a plastic primer, probably Krylon, to paint some light 
posts in our condo yard - 'bout three years ago?  Spray painted dark 
green.  Holding up fine, no peeling, lots of sun.

On 30 Apr 2009 00:21:27 GMT, Jim <c...@go.nospam.com> wrote:

>Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal 
>buckets.  Technically fine but ugly white.  Wondering what paints work 
>best in exterior situations?  Based on the size spray or brush would be 
>equally usable.  Wish to get one or two seasons at least though.
>


I painted a PVC pipe 18 years ago with Rustoleum.  Not sure if their
formula has changed since, though.   Krylon makes a spray paint made
for plastics.