spray painting plastic

palminnie1 · **Posted: 29-09-2011 , 06:45 PM** #1

here is a 60's type bathroom set and wondered if you can spray this item, similar by the bath.
money is tight but i do like it in a strange way, quirky and i could do a lurid or even not so lurid colour, would love to try but is it worth it?

Merienne · **Posted: 29-09-2011 , 09:08 PM** #2

I don't know anything about painting these kind of surfaces, but my gut feeling says no. Surfaces like these, where the finish needs to be both seamless and able to take hard scrubbing, might be better off left alone?
BUT I like them a lot, and I would keep them and make the room all retro, with a 60-style pattern curtain, bold patterned and coloured towels and other accesories. And if you want to, maybe it's even a better idea to paint the tiles, which don't get the same wear and watercontact as the whiteware.

palminnie1 · **Posted: 29-09-2011 , 09:18 PM** #3

yes probably right on this one, maybe i should leave it and do up all that is around it!
i like it, think it is striking and different in its own right, harks back to a different age, and worth keeping i think.
thanks for changing my mind on this one!

TickTock · **Posted: 30-09-2011 , 12:11 AM** #4

I like your retro bathroom, I'd say you should keep it. Check out these for colours and ideas :

http://retrorenovation.com/galleries/1960s-kitchens/
http://savethepinkbathrooms.com/
Google Images – ‘Retro Bathrooms’
Flickr – ‘Retro Bathrooms’

palminnie1 · **Posted: 30-09-2011 , 12:32 PM** #5

hi there and thanks for the link to that retrorenovation, did you look at it yourself and see the GORGEOUS pink and black retro bathroom, oh oh oh doesnt it look wonderful!?
xp

TickTock · **Posted: 30-09-2011 , 12:57 PM** #6

I was afraid to get too excited online as it might give my age away, hee hee!!

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	Posted: 29-09-2011 , 06:45 PM #1
palminnie1 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 367	spray painting plastic here is a 60's type bathroom set and wondered if you can spray this item, similar by the bath. money is tight but i do like it in a strange way, quirky and i could do a lurid or even not so lurid colour, would love to try but is it worth it? Attached Images

	Posted: 29-09-2011 , 09:08 PM #2
Merienne Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Meath Posts: 209	Go retro! I don't know anything about painting these kind of surfaces, but my gut feeling says no. Surfaces like these, where the finish needs to be both seamless and able to take hard scrubbing, might be better off left alone? BUT I like them a lot, and I would keep them and make the room all retro, with a 60-style pattern curtain, bold patterned and coloured towels and other accesories. And if you want to, maybe it's even a better idea to paint the tiles, which don't get the same wear and watercontact as the whiteware.

	Posted: 29-09-2011 , 09:18 PM #3
palminnie1 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 367	plastic bathroom vanity yes probably right on this one, maybe i should leave it and do up all that is around it! i like it, think it is striking and different in its own right, harks back to a different age, and worth keeping i think. thanks for changing my mind on this one!

	Posted: 30-09-2011 , 12:11 AM #4
TickTock Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: D24 Posts: 525	I like your retro bathroom, I'd say you should keep it. Check out these for colours and ideas : http://retrorenovation.com/galleries/1960s-kitchens/ http://savethepinkbathrooms.com/ Google Images – ‘Retro Bathrooms’ Flickr – ‘Retro Bathrooms’

	Posted: 30-09-2011 , 12:32 PM #5
palminnie1 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 367	thanks ticktock hi there and thanks for the link to that retrorenovation, did you look at it yourself and see the GORGEOUS pink and black retro bathroom, oh oh oh doesnt it look wonderful!? xp

	Posted: 30-09-2011 , 12:57 PM #6
TickTock Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: D24 Posts: 525	I was afraid to get too excited online as it might give my age away, hee hee!!