How to Paint a Plastic Bucket

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7 жыл бұрын

It's easy to make dress up buckets to turn them into decorative plant containers. Painting plastic just takes the proper prep in order to get good results. Take the time to paint them right and you will have a much more durable painted finish. Be sure to only use good quality paint. Almost any spray paint will work including metalic paint, textured paint and chalkboard paint. You can even mix your own custom color and use a automotive paint sprayer.
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@GroTechGardenProducts 6 жыл бұрын

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@eyeonart6865 4 күн бұрын

Love the grobuckets. My garden is going great.

@zachcoldwell7978 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty funny to paint a Lowe's bucket orange.

@cb1313bb 6 жыл бұрын

Funny too, Lowe's was started by the divorced wife of the Owner of Home Depot.

@jackjax532 5 жыл бұрын

@@cb1313bb Can you blame her?

@cb1313bb 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty Lowe for her to go ... lol

@samuelspiker3587 4 жыл бұрын

@@cb1313bb wow CbzDidit, thats a lowe blow...smh

@UnhumanNewman 3 жыл бұрын

@@cb1313bb I first heard this 25yrs ago and I laugh everything I still hear it. This is not true!

@miriambelanger7292 3 жыл бұрын

So, you bought a Lowe’s bucket and painted it into a Home Depot’s bucket! 😂 Cheaper and easier to just buy the Home Depot’s bucket. But, thanks for the info, the tips and the demo.

@gmailplaystore1152 2 жыл бұрын

😆

@carnivorebear8952 2 ай бұрын

Lmao!! Was gonna say this. Beat me to it😂😂

@waynekitchen7404 2 жыл бұрын

You are a good teacher.... you explain everything so simple and you took your time speaking....⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😎 Five Stars Bro 👍

@adarshguptak 4 жыл бұрын

Getting a home depot bucket to paint it blue! 🤣

@jennawildah6514 3 жыл бұрын

Team Lowes!

@AlexKunstar 2 жыл бұрын

How doers get more done! That's the power of home depot 😆

@DaveGme 5 жыл бұрын

Scuffing a finish is what the 3M green pads were originally designed to do, and they still do it better than anything.

@dickfitswell3437 6 жыл бұрын

Orange Home Depot bucket. Cool Good tip on scuffing the plastic first. Ill use that step today. Thanks

@OldTimerGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see that scratch test done on the newly painted bucket.

@pistolpanda4582 3 жыл бұрын

I followed these directions and it didn’t work

@GroTechGardenProducts 3 жыл бұрын

@@pistolpanda4582 how long did you let it cure? Nothing you can buy in a box store really wants to adhere to HDPE. At best it’s a delicate finish. In manufacturing plastic paints are specifically developed for the type of plastic they are used on. What paint did you use? Where you painting buckets?

@charleshetrick3152 3 жыл бұрын

If you don’t want to use steel wool 3M makes Scotch Bright Pads meant to be a substitute for steel wool they’re offered in different grits and so forth. Also in the automotive industry they use a heat gun and isopropyl alcohol to “sweat” out the release agent used during the bucket’s manufacture. The release agent is one of the main reasons paint doesn’t stick.

@cheeseface99 6 жыл бұрын

So much work ill just wrap some thick plastic around and be done with it!

@yosefsablon Жыл бұрын

thank you sir, the tutorial is very helpful to practice..god bless

@janellekm 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was most informative and very helpful 😊

@GroTechGardenProducts 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was only supposed to be tips on painting buckets but a lot of people are interested in painting plastics in general. As an Engineer I can tell you it’s a very complex topic. There is a lot of physics and chemistry that go into it. It could be a KZfaq channel by itself. Maybe in the off season we will make a better production quality remake of this video and expand on the topic more. Stay tuned.

@janellekm 3 жыл бұрын

@@GroTechGardenProducts I want to recycle plastic containers and thought if you can paint them, then you could use them as money boxes and other stuff. I was glad I stumbled across your video.

@alexgamez24 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@kellyhawkes3191 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@DaveGme 5 жыл бұрын

Painting from top to bottom (moving the can vertically) and moving around the bucket will work better, and save paint. You want to maintain a “wet edge” when you're applying the paint.

@egraffius 5 жыл бұрын

Good tip, thanks!

@LordRahl74 3 жыл бұрын

Also, applying Adhesion Promoter will help the paint stick and not flake off.

@kathyb-007 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it. And what’s a wet edge?

@Nelson4207 Жыл бұрын

@@kathyb-007 the direction you paint in means nothing really... The drips running down into a new area is the only thing to watch for, but if you have runs it gonna look terrible and you applied too much paint at once anyways. Wet edge is referring to where your paint line stops before you apply more,just don't let that end line dry until your done or you will have two coats in some spots and paint will shade differently.

@Nelson4207 Жыл бұрын

How ppl think changing the direction they paint in will use less paint is beyond me 🤣 I musta missed that part in karate kid. 🤭 Take some finger paint, go up, then go sideways... Same line, same amount of paint? Do you think gravity created more paint? 😆 When painters come to repaint your house, ask them if they go side to side or up and down 😉 No one paints up and down or vertically as you call it. Horizontal and step down

@joemorrow7691 3 жыл бұрын

He's changing a Lowes bucket to a Home Depot bucket,,🤣🤣🤣👌🇺🇸

@bccabernet 2 жыл бұрын

I am thinking of using this to paint my plastic/ resin white patio chairs I have in the Spring time. Would I need a topcoat? I do have automotive top coat around from a previous project (Dupli-Color CDA169207 Acrylic Enamel, Crystal Clear).. Thanks!

@CarefulSteps1 Жыл бұрын

hmm, first thank you for your vid. i'm trying to figure out why my granite spray paint that i painted onto a regular plastic hanging flower pot (like home depot) started peeling off from the pot while in the rain. i didn't scratch it first, so perhaps i should have? i did do 2 coats of primer before using the granite looking paint. i also granite sprayed the trim on my newly copper painted mail box... and the trim granite spray is coming off of that too.... ugh. i think i even did a clear coat over the granite spray. any further suggestions you might have for me? not sure what type of plastic a hanging flower pot is... nor the plastic of mailbox trim. both items are outdoors and in the rain and both are majorly peeling. what a bummer. appreciate any advice...

@skyefry1031 Жыл бұрын

Will acrylic paint stick to a bucket without spraying it with primer or using sandpaper

@Anitas-peaceful-universe 3 ай бұрын

Hi.I have a plastic cover on my laptop and got the ide to paint it in another color and decorate it after wards. How do you think I should go about it ? 🙏🏻🙂

@kathyb-007 2 жыл бұрын

I did scratch it up/sand before painting but the scratches showed through the paint. :(

@brianmichael5935 5 жыл бұрын

im hoping this method will be more scratch resistant. i use my up-cycled five gallon buckets for recycling and litter and im hoping to give them to my friends to save recycling in their homes for me. i just don't want to give them something that will make a colorful mess. Does a clear coat help?

@pistolpanda4582 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not mine still scratches off

@gmax758 Жыл бұрын

Thx😊

@alvaritowdiesel1 2 жыл бұрын

Niiiiiceeeee

@cheeks6310 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on rubber please?

@jennawildah6514 3 жыл бұрын

Help! I've painted a green plastic book bin with white Rustolium American Accents 2x (a dollar tree Christmas diy) i/o to make a sleigh gift to hold my Mom's holiday catalogs. 2 days in & it's still tacky in spots. Will a clear matte spray coat seal on the white? What do you recommend? Btw: MerryChristmas☆

@GroTechGardenProducts 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for late reply, either that batch of paint is bad or the curing conditions, most likely low temp or humidity are not met. Painting over the top of that will probably make a mess. For future reference.

@jennawildah6514 3 жыл бұрын

I switched from satin & sprayed it with the flat and it did the trick! Rustoleum never ceases to amaze me. Hope you have a prosperous 2021 :)

@cheeseface99 6 жыл бұрын

You sprayed inside no toxic effect to plants?

@GroTechGardenProducts 6 жыл бұрын

Plants did fine the last two seasons in them. If you are concerned about it, you can find pre-colored buckets at Walmart and Tractor Supply or online. On Pinterest, I've seen all kinds of way to decorate buckets from gluing rope around the outside to wrapping in fabric. I have even built surrounds for for the bucket to sit in. If you have some new ideas, please email some pics to us, we will compile into a video for this channel.

@BiancaMH 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if you could just use chalk paint

@egraffius 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can.

@CUdetoom 5 жыл бұрын

would using a green scotch bright pad be ok to use to "rough up" the plastic?

@GroTechGardenProducts 5 жыл бұрын

CUdetoom as long as it leaves micro scratches. Basically the material used to sand needs to be harder than what you are sanding. Try it and see.

@jahmallajaima 5 жыл бұрын

CUdetoom I saw a video where they did use that on da plastic

@karlhans6678 2 жыл бұрын

After how much time can i touch the spray painted plastic where it wont be toxic for my hands?

@wj7495 3 ай бұрын

Soon as it dries it will be the same as literally any painted surface you've ever touched; handrails, benches, any painted object, etc.

@lystrawilliams 7 жыл бұрын

Could I use a small roller to paint ,

@egraffius 6 жыл бұрын

lystrawilliams never tried a roller but the same principles apply with getting the paint to stick to the plastic. I’m sure many painting techniques will work and give different looks like a textured look. Painting around the top of the bucket may be a little tricky. Give it a try, why not!

@BlakOpal182 2 жыл бұрын

Using spray paint/paint spray gun would get you a better and faster coverage, also the paint won't run down like tears, unless you're spraying too close.

@thesolocreative3538 2 жыл бұрын

I have to paint nutcracker sculptures I made out of buckets and pvc pipe... this would take forever. I'll probably just use my electric sander HAHA

@keekeemyfirstcat8410 5 ай бұрын

Landlord came over today and told me the red buckets have to go

@jesselarva5991 5 жыл бұрын

Could've just bought a homedepot bucket

@blizzforte284 6 жыл бұрын

I used a good primer, but didn't use the steelwool method for the micro scratches on my plastic bottle. Hope it will stick to it though.

@GroTechGardenProducts 6 жыл бұрын

kyuuyoshibi should be fine, it will just scratch easier, you can just spray it again when touch up is needed.

@mm-xu5df Жыл бұрын

400 grit sandpaper wet/ dry Will dull and make the plastic Bond to it. Use rust oleum Universal bonding primer Before spray painting With the color paint

@mandyt5162 4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻🙏

@MrsEyes512 Жыл бұрын

Your bucket went from Lowes to Home Depot. 😂😂

@FknNefFy 3 жыл бұрын

I am definitely one of those people who have done this before but I’ve come to realize that buckets are like two dollars at Walmart so it’s really a waste of time and money and probably worse for the environment to spray paint a plastic bucket. It is a good Handy tutorial for painting anything plastic (or IKEA) though! And I might still paint another bucket or two LOL

@tehyamendez9125 2 ай бұрын

Anyone know if this is safe to paint and then grow veggies in?

@lizlee6290 2 ай бұрын

Yes, you're painting the outside of the bucket, not the inside.

@tehyamendez9125 2 ай бұрын

@@lizlee6290 very true thanks!

@lizlee6290 2 ай бұрын

I have three of those blue Lowes buckets that have tomatoes growing in them - on my deck. The blue is pretty, but the bucket is a Lowes advertisement in giant white letters. I think that's ugly, even though I shop at Lowes. That's why I'm painting it.

@GroTechGardenProducts 2 ай бұрын

I also discovered they only last about a year before they get brittle and break apart. I don’t think Lowe’s puts UV inhibitors in their buckets. The sun eats them up if you don’t paint them.

@onzkicg 6 жыл бұрын

No other way but spray paint/ acrylics? My problem is odour.. I don’t have a backyard & good natural ventilation lol 😂 My kid requesting to repaint her table edges with pink. By the way- denatured alcohol, can I substitute 100% isopropyl?

@egraffius 6 жыл бұрын

onzkicg any level of alcohol should work, they help dissolve oils and dry quickly. You could roll/brush/sponge on a finish. Chalk paint works well and can write on it. Chalk holds up in the rain surprisingly well. Textured paint kits may work also. You can also buy colored buckets as well. You can also wrap them is fabric like burlap.

@EarthtonesCymbals 2 жыл бұрын

I thought about doing this then just said bucket.

@imcurious1009 4 жыл бұрын

The materials cost more than just buying a pot, not to mention the labour

@megostop9650 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Not worth it.

@piercethemadison 2 жыл бұрын

Turned a Lowe’s bucket into a Home Depot bucket

@marykohler3655 5 жыл бұрын

;)) don’t get on fire 🔥 out there with rubbing alcohol under hot sun

@Katz1950 2 жыл бұрын

Lol..you made a Lowes bucket the color of a Homedepot bucket🤣

@jackjax532 5 жыл бұрын

Universal bonding primer.

@bpark10001 4 жыл бұрын

Yea, right. Do you also have a liquid that attacks everything? The best thing I have found is 3M "tape primer", meant for sticking tape to polyethylene. The stuff is expensive ($40/quart) and has nasty solvents. It's OK when painting small polyethylene objects (such as irrigation drippers).

@mrguppy1016 4 жыл бұрын

LOL WHY I WANNA PAINT A LOWES BUCKET INTO A HOME DEPOT ONE LMAO 😂🤣🌈🌈🌈🌈💩💩💩💩👍🏻🥰🥰🤣🌈

@hickivanhoe3855 3 жыл бұрын

Do you work for Home Depot? 🤣

@OneManFlockOfGulls Жыл бұрын

Should have just purchased bucket from Home Depot.

@robertlanz3124 3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate. Cheaper to buy a new bucket.

@bpark10001 4 жыл бұрын

Don't you believe this for a minute! No matter how much you scuff up the polyethylene, the paint won't stick. You need a special primer for polyethylene. it is expensive ($40/quart) and has hazardous solvents in it. There are supposedly other treatments (flame treatment, vacuum plasma treatment) that are not practical for the home owner to do. FORGET TRYING TO PAINT POLYETHYLENE BUCKETS!

@GroTechGardenProducts 4 жыл бұрын

Brian Park we have done this for several years and some buckets are now 3 years old and still look great. They do scuff easily so you have to be aware of that. You are correct in that paint doesn’t stick well to polyethylene, one of the properties that makes it useful for storage, but it does stick good enough for this purpose. All we are doing is trying to improve our results.

@bpark10001 4 жыл бұрын

@@GroTechGardenProducts I saw another video where someone painted polyethylene sheeting and got it to stick. What he did was to dissolve glue sticks (similar to polyethylene chemically) in "solvent" (he didn't specify the solvent) overnight. Then he painted this on as a primer, let it dry, then painted (with I assume oil or lacquer-base spray paint). He got the the paint to hold even with flexing! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZN3qqRolcvcmoU.html I have no ides how well this holds up to aging and UV exposure (hot-melt glue tends to powder with age). Supposedly you can also flame-treat polyethylene. You use hot flame, and move it fast to prevent scorching. Just short of scorching is best. Paint immediately after flaming.