I used it on some textured, black motorcycle plastics. It left them shiny, rather than their original satin finish, and spotted with occasional runs and defects.
I've been extremely happy with Plasti-Kote's acrylic lacquer, and have gotten very high quality finishes from them, so I'm no newbie when it comes to aerosols. But Plasti-Kote Vinyl Color left me disappointed.
Update: it's been about a year since I applied this to my motorcycle luggage. It's peeled off in large chunks. Looks awful.
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I had iPod connections and wires color WHITE that stood out like a sore thumb in my grey/black interior car this product sprayed on and voila, everything is black, even the flexible wires, and it is holding up well. No peeling, looks good one note though: the finish is shiny black, not dull.Best Deals for Plasti-Kote 411 Black Vinyl Paint, 12 oz.
The review noting this stuff is mostly flexible paint is mostly right... but this stuff is far from junk. I used it to paint the backrest of my vinyl bench seat in my truck (originally brown) in Summer 2011, and only recently has the brown come through again after daily use. That being said, I did a really quick job and also spray painted the seat before it was going to rain (humid conditions). Around the same time, I also used the paint on hard plastic surfaces and vinyl door panels, albeit with better preparation and ideal conditions. They look just as good as the day I painted them. So clearly surfaces exposed to regular use will wear faster than those rarely ever touched, just like any paint.Now what I don't really prefer is how shiny the parts do turn out as also mentioned. It a bit too much on subtle pieces, but can work both ways. I used this on the air vents in the same truck. Now they are distractingly shiny. Good looking, but I actually preferred them unpainted over "bling". I hear Duplicolor's Vinyl Dye doesn't have this shine, but I haven't heard good about Duplicolor. Next project I'll probably find some scrap plastic and try Duplicolor and SEM's vinyl dyes and see.
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