re painting paddle blades

[busterick]

have a set of lendal powermaster blades in powder blue colour. i am in the process of putting them on a new shaft and was thinking of changing the colour to black. Anyone know what type of paint to use?

[alanhorner]

Why - Black Paint of course !!!

[Dave]

Hammerite will probably do the trick

[knotman]

How about Dulux Weathershield ?

[busterick]

and so it begins!!!!! (knew this post was a bad idea)

[Dave]

Any radiator paint should do the job either

[ciarancarthy]

You can have any colour so long its NOT BLACK.
If I was painting my blades I\'d use it as an oportunity to make myself more visible.

[alanhorner]

Sorry - for my \"Black\" outburst - just could not resist...

Ciaran\'s last post - it\'s true - visibility is good
Normally I would purchase some reflective tape (Marine Quality)
and stick some on the back of paddle blades.

Acrylic paints should work well on a clean synthetic surface
you would have to prepare with white spirits - but be careful it does not react with the resins of the blades.
You will have a visual problem with scrapes over time.
Alan

[MikeBuckley]

Assuming they are N12 (nylon), how about trying to dye them with a suitable nylon dye? I\'d have thought most paints would just chip off.

Getting them in a washing machine to do the dying will be interesting, so perhaps best to choose a cold-water dye - - - -

(Dylon is, I think, one such dye).

Mike.

[busterick]

I think i will leave the blades the colour mr lendal intended them to be and save my time and money.
thanks to everyone who replied.