Thread: Painting PVC Fence ???

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The Krylon fusion spray paints made for plastic have worked great for me. No sanding and they stick great and don't rub off easily. They are at Walmart and under 5 dollars.

I just finished my PVC Fence this weekend. I sanded the pvc pipe, cleaned the pipe with a damp rag let dry, only took 1 to 11/2 cans of .99c flat black spray paint from Home Depot per 6 foot section. Go with light coats, up n down motion for the pipes and across for the frame. Mine only took 2 coats. There is an art to using spray paint. Remember to keep can about 8 to 10 inches from what your spraying. I hardly had any missed spots and painted my last section at dusk.

I only had a few sections to paint. I had two 4' sections and five 6' sections. I had a partial can of spray paint and was able to do one of my 4' sections with a little left to spare. My mom decided to help me the following day by spray-painting the remaining sections.

I purchased 5 cans of spray paint, leaving 4 & the remaining amount from my partial left for the remaining sections. I "dusted" mine with the black spray paint and it looks just fine, worn & aging. Now, her, on the other hand, she really had at it and double-coated the wood part as well. She ended up using up all 4 cans and only got 4 of the remaining sections done.

Built 8 6' sections and 3 4' sections of fence this year and needed 14 cans of black spray paint. Let me just say this, if your planning on using this much spray paint use another method. My index fingers were numb and black for a good 4 days after spraying. Actually i still have some black paint on my fingernails and its been two weeks.

I used conduit for my fence instead of pvc. The conduit is like gray pvc so it didnt need as much paint to cover since it is aready gray. Also any scrapes didnt show through as much. The best part is that it is cheaper than pvc to start with

Used a spray gun to paint mine with latex paint, cans are just to much work when you have more than a couple of sections of fence IMO. Seems a lot of haunters into pneumatics would have compressors already so investing in even a cheap spray gun would be wise you can use it for many props. I do touch mine up with cans but I used less than one this year so not a big deal.

I spent the six bucks to buy a spray gun that fits over the spray can. Well worth it - I've got 8 8' sections, plus some odds and ends.

I also used conduit for the solidity, and the 3$ spray paint from menards is sticking well. Make sure to paint BEFORE assembly, and you won't waste as much.

Originally Posted by huchon

Built 8 6' sections and 3 4' sections of fence this year and needed 14 cans of black spray paint. Let me just say this, if your planning on using this much spray paint use another method. My index fingers were numb and black for a good 4 days after spraying. Actually i still have some black paint on my fingernails and its been two weeks.

Best thing I ever bought was a $4 plastic spray gun attachment for spray paint cans. Snaps onto the can and you then spray like you are holding a gun, and you are able to use 2 fingers to pull the trigger. Much easier on the fingers. Any decent hardware store should have them.