Painting Light Fixtures

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07-05-2006, 12:22 PM	#1
lowell5slide View Profile lowell5slide Member Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (40) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Member Trade: general contractor Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 40	Painting Light Fixtures hey guys i was wondering if i was to paint light fixtures gold plastis is that just normal primer then go over it with a latex finish paint thanks for the input

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07-05-2006, 07:20 PM

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Re: Painting Light Fixtures

Are you painting over a plastic light fixture?

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I have never used this crap before and I pray to the paint gods that I never have to use it again, I would rather use Behr

07-05-2006, 08:30 PM	#3
RobertF View Profile RobertF General Contractor Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (138) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity General Contractor Trade: General Contractor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 138	Re: Painting Light Fixtures If it's colored plastic and not painted then I'd use one of the specific "plastics primers" that come in spray cans. I never had much luck with Zinnser's bonding to the plastic. __________________ -Robert F

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