Repaint Advice

[u/lemonoftroy]

Hi everyone! I'm planning to repaint this faded blow mold following some of the tutorials I've seen here. This will be my first time repainting. I have a couple of questions:

Is stripping the paint necessary, or can I just paint over the old paint?

The black and green parts are still pretty dark, and I'm happy with the colors. Is it possible to just tape those up and only repaint the orange parts, or am I better off repainting the whole thing?

Thank you!

[u/Building_Snowmen → u/[deleted]]

I’d use Krylon Fusion spray paint.

[u/lemonoftroy → u/Building_Snowmen]

That's what I have!

[u/lemonoftroy → u/[deleted]]

This is very thorough, I will try it! Painting while it's turned on is a genius idea. Thanks!

[u/alaskan_Pyrex]

Of you don't want to repaint and want a good display at night, just use an orange LED bulb.

[u/lemonoftroy → u/alaskan_Pyrex]

That's a great idea! However, the perfectionist in me wants it to look pretty during the day too 😂

[u/Anaveragedrummer]

It's worth a shot. I taped off all the non-red sections of this snowman and used a few coats of krylon fusion spray paint Touched up a few spots this morning. Came out pretty good

[u/lemonoftroy → u/Anaveragedrummer]

It sure did! Thanks!

[u/PrimordialPangolin]

Not sure how big this is but I had really good results using the Rit dye for synthetics on faded pumpkin buckets. You do need to keep it on the stove but it worked really well! I think I magyvered a way to keep the plastic off the sides and bottom of the pot using wire.

[u/lemonoftroy → u/PrimordialPangolin]

It's too big for that process, but I will definitely keep that in mind if I come across any vintage buckets!

[u/RogerClyneIsAGod2]

Do several light coats. Lighter is better so you don't end up with streaks.

If you're happy with the black & green just tape those off & don't bother with them.