I have so many unused plastic knives. I want to turn them into an art project, but need to paint them. Will acrylic paint work? Can I just paint them directly without doing anything special to the plastic knives?
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There are plastic spray paints designed especially for plastics (I have used them on plastic lawn chairs and such). Sometimes you can find the cans at a dollar store, but mostly I have found them at WalMart or Target or one of the home stores. That should work for you. Be sure to use in a well ventilated area...they smell AWFUL!
Last I looked they had a fairly neat selection of colors. Post your project when you are done! I have a drawer full of plastic utensils and hate to just have them sitting there! Thanks!
Try spray painting one and see how it comes out
I would see if the local craft shop has acrylic paint and read the label as to what the paint can be used on.
there are some super great and fun acrylic products, especially in the Golden line
some of them are good enough to construct with IE to bind different plastic knives together
some good ones are
matte medium
molding paste
gel matte
heavy body acrylics
www.dickblick.com/
www.amazon.com/
pretty much all heavy body acrylic paints will adhere and help hold things like plastic knives in place
If you want to paint the knives it is best to buy a spray paint for plastic. You can easily find this at any arts and crafts stores. I've even found a few cans of art spray paint at some dollar tree stores.
If you want to use just your own paint then it is a good idea to take a piece of really fine sandpaper and run it over the coating of the knife before you paint it. This helps the paint stick better.
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