Can You Paint Plastic Tub Surround

Paint from the top down.

Can you paint plastic tub surround.

Painting a plastic fibreglass tub and surround using marine paint. Fiberglass is painted with gel coat which is a fiberglass resin pigmented with color. Painting with a paintbrush or roller isn t very effective for this type of project. Painting a plastic tub isn t so hard and it certainly isn t rocket science.

With this step and the following please be sure you have ample drying time between each step. Either use a spray gun or use spray epoxy paint. All painting supplies can be found at your local marine supply store or home improvement store. If you have a bathroom with an insert that is no longer looking its best or in a color that you don t care for you can paint the plastic to make it new again or give it a new look.

Apply two to three coats of enamel paint to the fiberglass either from a can of spray paint or with a paint gun. A tub surround can be repainted to look like new with a little work and a few supplies. Work 10 to 12 inches from the surface and apply the paint in long smooth strokes to prevent drips. Your tub surround should look like new when you finish.

If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. Or you could just go fire a plastic adhering spray paint since acrylic is a plastic. That stuff sticks to everything. Carefully paint the tub and you re almost done.

If it s fiberglass i d email a boat building company what paint they use. Spray paint the entire tub surround with epoxy paint. If it s acrylic and you re desperate use acrylic paint.