Re-surfing plastic outdoor furniture?

Question

I have dark green plastic outdoor furniture which has faded from the sun and has lost most of it's original color.

Any suggestions on how to re-polish and recover it's original colour?

Answer 1

Go to your local hardware store, and they should have some paint that adhears to plastic really well, and it also doesn't chip off, it will feel like plastic! just find the color you want!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No offense but it isn't Plastic in the strict sense. It is most often a composite of resin and other materials, as well as coloring.

BEST is relative but I've done greens in the past with Epoxy based paints and finishes. Original color might be Relative too; but most GREENS in this context are a Forest Green.

Certainly a decent epoxy paint in what method you find to apply it, will not only color the pieces; but will help give them a sheen as well. The RESIN; which degrades in being outdoors; subject to the environment; becomes etched/ crumbles/flakes/chips/cracks. and you can restore it to some extent and enjoy it for awhile longer; but any substance will eventually be effected by time and external stresses.

Steven Wolf

Answer 4

Surfing on plastic patio furniture sounds exiting!
Seriously; It is not the paint that is special, it's the primer. The stuff is expensive as all get out, but luckily a little goes a long way. Just follow the instructions on the can.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

it will be a lot cheaper to just replace them, and not have any of the messing about.....
buy the time you've brought the paint, brushes and cleaner, spent hours painting, mess every where. yes, just replace them.
or try polishing with car polish.. still a lot of work though..