Anybody ever painted a hard plastic sewing machine?
03-26-2015, 03:34 PM
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03-26-2015, 05:01 PM
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there is spray paint for plastic. same shelf as the spray paint for metal and everything else.
I used it a lot when I was red hatting, we painted a gazillion plastic things. Go for it.
I have gorgeous rhinestones on my 6600 Janome machine and on my mocha singer 401 I found some lovely tea colored rhinestones. Card making isle is where I found them.
I've never understood why machines computers office equipment has to be black or putty or what....with a million colors in the rainbow and obviously plastic can be made in any color.
I used it a lot when I was red hatting, we painted a gazillion plastic things. Go for it.
I have gorgeous rhinestones on my 6600 Janome machine and on my mocha singer 401 I found some lovely tea colored rhinestones. Card making isle is where I found them.
I've never understood why machines computers office equipment has to be black or putty or what....with a million colors in the rainbow and obviously plastic can be made in any color.
03-27-2015, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tessagin
If you don't have any decals try a little Dawn dish soap on one of those Magic Erasers. Smear a little on the machine with the eraser or your finger and let it sit a little. You could also spray some window cleaner on a rag and dab the machine with it and let it sit. Then spray it lightly and wipe down. If you see it drip a little color you know it's doing it's job. Often just the damp eraser itself will work. The dirt on the machine is usually just body oil.
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03-27-2015, 04:38 AM
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I think if you're wanting it to go back white I would try the methods in the link ghostrider provided. If you're wanting to paint it a different color I say go for it! I've used the Krylon fusion paint for plastic before and had great success. Some of the decals I've seen look nice too but I wonder about their longevity with the heat of a machine that's used a lot. I have often wondered myself why the machine's don't come in different colors or at the least with a matte finish.
03-28-2015, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by KalamaQuilts
there is spray paint for plastic. same shelf as the spray paint for metal and everything else.
I used it a lot when I was red hatting, we painted a gazillion plastic things. Go for it.
I have gorgeous rhinestones on my 6600 Janome machine and on my mocha singer 401 I found some lovely tea colored rhinestones. Card making isle is where I found them.
I've never understood why machines computers office equipment has to be black or putty or what....with a million colors in the rainbow and obviously plastic can be made in any color.
I used it a lot when I was red hatting, we painted a gazillion plastic things. Go for it.
I have gorgeous rhinestones on my 6600 Janome machine and on my mocha singer 401 I found some lovely tea colored rhinestones. Card making isle is where I found them.
I've never understood why machines computers office equipment has to be black or putty or what....with a million colors in the rainbow and obviously plastic can be made in any color.
03-28-2015, 07:21 AM
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I know when they paint the little metal Featherweight, they strip them of all mechanical parts first (remove anything that moves) in preparation of painting. Not sure if you will be going that far but do you know how to put it back together? Make sure you tape off anything that actually moves or that you do not want painted.
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