Painting Plastic Garden Furniture: Tips & Tricks

Step 1: Cleaning

Clean your plastic furniture thoroughly before varnishing and remove greasy residues completely. MissPompadour To Clean does the job perfectly. Afterwards, you only need to wipe with water and let the surface dry well.

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Step 2: Sanding - yes or no

Before you paint a plastic garden bench or table, you do not have to sand the garden furniture. You should only do this if old paint is flaking off. Very smooth plastic can be lightly roughened with fine sandpaper or a Sanding Pad. This makes the varnish adhere even better.

Step 3: Primer

For optimal adhesion, apply a good covering coat of MissPompadour To Bond & Blocken primer with a very clean brush. Allow the primer to dry for at least 3 hours.

Step 4: Varnish

Now apply the varnish layers with another brush - as many as you like until you are happy with the result. Two coats are usually enough. After about two hours drying time, you can start the next coat with a varnish roller or brush. If you want to paint large areas such as a plastic garden table or hard-to-reach places, you can use a paint spray gun.
Important: You must add 10 % water to the paint.

Professional tip: To Paint, find a place that is as shady as possible and protected from dust and wind.

Step 5: Curing

Have you finished painting your plastic garden chairs? Then wait a little longer before sitting on them. It takes 14 days for the varnish to cure and reach its full robustness. Keep your furniture dry during the drying time.

Strong adhesion

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The shiny surface of plastic is difficult for standard primers and paints to adhere to. Plastic primers and paints have excellent adhesion properties to help combat this. 

NOTE: You should wait a minimum of 12 months before painting newly installed UPVC. This allows time for the glossy surface to &#;dull&#;, making paint adhesion much easier. 

Flexibility

Plastics expand and contract in response to temperature (thermal expansion) so any coating needs to be flexible enough to cope with this constant movement. 

UV stability

External plastic features are exposed to the sun&#;s UV rays year-round. Plastic coatings need to be UV stable to provide a finish that is resistant to sun bleaching. 

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