Paint Doesn’t Stick to Plastic

You are looking a the plastic escutcheon / decorative cover to hide plumbing pipes under this pedestal sink.
Someone painted it the same color as the wall, and with the same wall paint.

Only problem is, most paints won’t stick to plastic. Plastic is too slick.
That’s why now the paint is peeling off with just the slightest tug or tension. It’s peeling away like a snake shedding his skin.

There are some solutions for this. For starters, the plastic could have been sanded, to give the paint some “tooth” and something to grab ahold of. There are also primers that will adhere to plastic and prepare it to take the paint.
Even simpler, there are paints formulated to stick to plastic. Krylon makes some, and I’ve used it on my outdoor lawn chairs; it’s held up nicely for about 20 years.

Bad Dog!

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Oh, no! The family Weimaraner’s hunting instinct “flushed out” the wallpaper from the hall closet! His “gentle bird mouth” wasn’t so tender that day …

One bolt of paper is pretty much useless – unless you have a room that only needs the right side of the paper. The second bolt is even worse – it’s been gnawed on both sides, and even though there are no actual holes, the dents from lots of tooth action penetrate deep into the roll, ruining many yards of material.