<p>I'd also use a specialty undercoat. </p>

<p>Your DIY store or paint store should be able to supply an undercoat with extra grip designed to grip to difficult surfaces. I recently bought some. It's called Grip Lock Primer. It needs 3-4 days to cure completely.</p>

<p>You can also use it for fibreglass, ceramics, laminates. I'm sure you can find similar products in Europe.</p>

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Stefan
<p>I have a plastic chair in my workshop. It is spattered with acrylic paint which is very hard to remove. I suggest you use good quality exterior grade acrylic paints. I have painted concrete ornaments with student grade acrylics and then sprayed them with automobile gel coat. It protects the paint and gives a shiny surface.</p>

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Stephen Fixit
<p>I would like to paint my (garden) plastic chairs with nice designs. These are very standard chairs like this one:<br>
<a href="http://fark.all-foreign.net/how-to-clean-plastic-lawn-chairs/plastic-lawn-chairs-pictures/#prettyPhoto" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cZDX4m.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>
I don't know their exact composition but a google search make me thinking that this is PVC or Polypropylene.</p>

<p>I'm living in central Europe so the paint should resists different types of weather, i.e. <em>rain</em>, <em>sun</em> and <em>snow</em>.</p>

<p><strong>What are good paints for this purpose?</strong></p>

<p>During my google search, I noticed that usually spray is recommended for such works. However, I would like to something like in the following example:
<a href="https://www.nok20.org/painted-high-chair-birthday/" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EyLF0.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a>
And for such patterns, spray seems very unconvenient (moreover, I'm not really used to work with sprays)...</p>

<p><sup> Click on the pictures to get redirected to their source on the web </sup></p>

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What paint to use for outdoor plastic chairs?
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# What paint to use for outdoor plastic chairs?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-27)

I would like to paint my (garden) plastic chairs with nice designs. These are very standard chairs like this one:  
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/cZDX4m.jpg)](http://fark.all-foreign.net/how-to-clean-plastic-lawn-chairs/plastic-lawn-chairs-pictures/#prettyPhoto)  
I don't know their exact composition but a google search make me thinking that this is PVC or Polypropylene.

I'm living in central Europe so the paint should resists different types of weather, i.e. *rain*, *sun* and *snow*.

**What are good paints for this purpose?**

During my google search, I noticed that usually spray is recommended for such works. However, I would like to something like in the following example:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/EyLF0.jpg)](https://www.nok20.org/painted-high-chair-birthday/)
And for such patterns, spray seems very unconvenient (moreover, I'm not really used to work with sprays)...

Click on the pictures to get redirected to their source on the web

**Tags:** paint, medium-selection, plastic


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-06-29. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

I have a plastic chair in my workshop. It is spattered with acrylic paint which is very hard to remove. I suggest you use good quality exterior grade acrylic paints. I have painted concrete ornaments with student grade acrylics and then sprayed them with automobile gel coat. It protects the paint and gives a shiny surface.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-02. Score: 3

I'd also use a specialty undercoat.

Your DIY store or paint store should be able to supply an undercoat with extra grip designed to grip to difficult surfaces. I recently bought some. It's called Grip Lock Primer. It needs 3-4 days to cure completely.

You can also use it for fibreglass, ceramics, laminates. I'm sure you can find similar products in Europe.


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