Serious Education ... plus the most fun you can have in metal finishing. Q. I am a homeowner getting my patio ready for spring. I have some real wicker furniture and want to buy some new wicker pieces to match. Just about all the wicker I can find at any reasonable price is made of polyethylene resin, but none of it matches the color of my real wicker pieces, which are painted white. So, if I buy, say, a tan polyethylene resin "wicker" chair, what kind of paint do I use to paint it white. Everything I've been able to find on the internet says that paint will not bond to this stuff. I find that hard to believe. is specially made for painting plastic. I think there is a reasonable chance it will work "good enough" for this application, but you are reading correctly that polyethylene is extremely difficult to paint, and it will certainly prove impossible to use sandpaper on wicker-like weavings. A. What you've been reading is correct. The only satisfactory solutions are to either find polyethylene which matches, or to repaint your wicker to match the poly.
Any paint which you put over the poly will soon begin to flake off and you'll have a mess.I didn't think of painting the real wicker to match the poly 'wicker' and you are probably right that that is a better idea. Q. I have 3 resin decorative molds under my granite bar that need to be painted. Any suggestions on how and what kind of paint to use on them? Q. I have a set of wicker furniture that needs repainting. I would like to find a polyresin spray to paint it with. Is there such a product? If so, where could I find it?I am assuming that this is real wicker rather than plastic, and that you want to put something on it that is "better" than regular spray paint -- perhaps to try to make it more water resistant? Yes resin sprays do exist =>. . . but I can't personally attest to them making for a waterproof finish. Q. I have painted the white vinyl and it remains sticky what can I do?Leave it in the sun and hope for the best. Do you know what you painted it with?
Q. I have a resin wicker coffee table that I would like to paint a darker color to match my existing patio furniture. The top is glass and the base is resin wicker in a lighter color...how hard is this to do and will I have a problem with it peeling? A. Something to remember when painting resin or plastic wicker. Give them a GOOD scrubbing with 2 parts ammonia /1 part water. Use a brush, rinse and allow to dry completely before painting. You'll stand a better chance of the paint adhering properly. Q. I too, have polyresin wicker furniture. It looks moldy, and I would paint it a chocolate brown. What do I need to do so furniture is not sticky and paint will not flack off? Q. I have gotten a sparse weave done for the front of my cabinets. The weave is part of the cabinet doors and I will be putting a dark glass backing behind the weave. The material of the weave is synthetic (plastic) and it is completely white. I want to color it darker so that it matches the dark wood look of my cabinets.
The workers here are saying that the paint will not stick properly and will come off with time. Any advice on how it can be done? Thank you in advance.There are thousands of very different plastics and you probably don't know what this plastic is. I would get some spare weave from the maker and try a couple of things. First would be a vinyl dye, a second would beYou can also experiment with the prep sequences people have suggested on this page. This is not a consulting service, it's a public forum -- so please get back to us with what worked. Thank you for your response Ted. I had some luck by first using a plastic primer for automobiles. Receive Free Shipping Every Day on Orders of $35 or More. Click Here to Learn How! Receive Free Shipping Every Day. Wide Binding Cane-1/4 Inch Wide Wrap Around legs, backs, and side of furniture. Great for wrapping around legs, backs and sides of furniture, as well as for replacing the seats of rattan furniture.Pacific LoungeAstoria Lounge ChairLattice Lounge ChairLattice SofaLattice Arm ChairLattice Spring LoungeAvondaleDelrayHaleyMajorcaVentiPeninsulaProvance SofaProvance Lounge ChairProvance OttomanProvance Coffee TableProvance Square End TableClub Teak Corner Sectional (Left/Right Facing)Club Teak SlipperClub Teak OttomanCroquet Teak Coffee TableCroquet Teak End TableCroquet/Club Teak Side ChairClub Teak BenchCroquet Teak Rectangular Farm TableCroquet Teak Arm Chair11′ Crank Auto Tilt UmbrellaSierra LoungeClub TeakRustic Coffee TableRustic Sectional LeftRustic Sectional RightClub Aluminum End TableRusticClub Aluminum End TableClub Woven OttomanClub Woven Corner Sectional (Left/Right Facing)Club Woven End TableClub
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