Tuna Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 How about Krylon Fusion? Made in satin and gloss. A few years ago I painted three sets of vertical blinds (about 200 4" blades). Both sides of the blades were painted black, then both sides coated with my wife's color preference. This created sun blocking vertical blinds. The only prep I did was wash with light solution on Dawn dish soap, rinse and allow to fully dry. Fusion laid real nice and seems it absorbed into the plastic blades. After hanging for the past years, banging together on window open windy days we have yet to see any chipping anywhere even on the edges, no marks or damage. Passed the fingernail scratch test too! Sold on this stuff. Thought about doing a base coat with it and now maybe experimenting with as a top coat also. Clear spray link: https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-2444-Fusion-Plastic-Clear/dp/B001TNMWBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510670370&sr=8-1&keywords=krylon+fusion+clear&dpID=41xtt6nMi4L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Yes, Krylon Fusion is good stuff. Can you still get it? I could not find it when I looked last, so had to go with their newer stuff. I use to use it as a base coat a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Glad to hear it will work for base coat. Still want to try it for the finish coat. Not much odor to it either. Walmart and True Value used to carry it but have since switched to ColorMaxx, tried it, not as good as Fusion. Ace Hardware, order online for $5.99/can, pick up in store, 31 colors + clear plastic finish coat gloss. http://www.acehardware.com/search/index.jsp?view=full&kwCatId=&kw=fusion&origkw=fusion&sr=1&f=Taxonomy%2FACE%2F2568447&lmdn=Category Do It Best Hardware, order online for $5.49/can, pick up in store, 30 colors + clear plastic finish coat gloss. https://www.doitbest.com/search?utf8=✓&category_id[]=&q=krylon+fusion&button=search 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I used Krylon Fusion when I first started out painting plastic crankbaits. Seemed like the perfect application, bonds to plastic and I used white for my base coat. I had some trouble with the baits failing at the seams and I asked the outfit I bought the blanks from and they had not heard of this problem. I suspected that it bonds to plastic but it doesn't get along with the glue that bonds the two lure halves together. I started priming with Createx and never had any more baits open up at the seam. Keep that in mind if you are using it for a basecoat on plastic cranks. I didn't think to try the clear for a top coat and I like that idea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Does anyone know if this stuff reacts badly with soft plastics like the rustoleum 2x clear does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 16 hours ago, porkmeatballs said: Does anyone know if this stuff reacts badly with soft plastics like the rustoleum 2x clear does? Mine always get cleared so I cannot help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Anglinarcher, do you use the clear Krylon fusion for your topcoat? I'm just wondering about the clear spray not the paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 No, I normally use Alumilite UV. The UV is faster and stronger and I need both for what I do. When I could get fusion, I would use it for base coats and sometimes highlights. I found it played well with water based paints as long as they were dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted January 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I got curious so I left a message for Krylon Product Group. I asked if Fusion Clear was available in liquid and if it would be a waterproof finish on the plastic blanks I work on. Here's their response: Hi, Thank you for taking the time to contact KPG. We are grateful to have a chance to help. We don't have anything for that type of application. Nothing in our line is rated for submersion in water. We appreciate you letting us have the chance to help. If there's anything I didn't answer today, please don't hesitate to write back and I'll reply as quickly as possible. Respectfully, Roger KPG Industrial Product Support 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Bummer. Thanks for asking Krylon about that, Tuna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I think that most of the rattle can products, most of the urethanes and lacquers, indeed most all clears would get a similar response. Most have been used for lures anyway, but if they were left submerged for long periods I doubt they would hold up. Even 5 minute epoxies have the same issue. Sometimes I think we are chasing rabbits down the rabbit hole looking for the holy grail of clears. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
