Paint/coating that would stick to Beretta plastic?

[Hammertime]

This is purely a silly thought that I'm entertaining at the moment, but is there a coating (line-x, rhino liner, etc...) or paint that would stick to the plastic that Beretta uses on their Px4?

Thank you.

[Stormfeather]

I know at Gander Mtn, they use powdercoating on their firearms, that or it is Duracoating, either way, it holds pretty good

[SanPedroShooter]

Clean and degrease thourghly, lightly scratch the plastic with some 220 or higher paper and use a primer like zinsser's bulls eye or the like, check out "cover stain" in a rattle can . This is key. Check the can label for use on metal, glass, plastic etc. There are professional products I use at work for making plastic look like wood or metal, (I am painter/ decorator in the traditional sense) and they all start with a good primer. Once you have a solid prime coat, you can put whatever you want on there.

Pittsburg makes a product called Pitttech. That stuff sticks to anything, but it may be overkill in your case. Go to an actual paint store, not home depot. Use an HVLP or rattle can, not a brush, for the primer and the finish. It will go on smoother and adhere better. Spray from about 12 inches away, put on multiple thin coats, sand lightly in between.

As a rule of thumb, the more toxic the better. Use oil base if you can get it. South coast AQMD has put a big fat wrench in my business model (Hello Texas!). I have to drive to ventura to get paint thinner and lacquer thats worth a damn....

This is assuming you want to do a profesional job. It also depends on what parts you are going to paint. If you are painting moving parts like slides, you may be better off with a gun kote type epoxy product. Thick layers of paint will interfere with fit and wont stand up as well to heat and friction. If you dont care, spray the whole thing with a couple coats of high temp Krylon. Thats how I refinished my AKM clone, and it works fine. Beware of cleaning solvents.

"Wood" finish on metal and plastic door



Painted "rust" on metal

[Purple K]

Krylon makes a line of paints called "Fusion" that are specifically designed to stick to plastics.

[CamW]

Cerakote will stick to a plastic frame.Here's a Glock coated by Dave's Metal works.