Make PAINT stick to PLASTIC! (Flame Treatment) How to paint tricky plastics like PP, LDPE, HDPE...

This is the best solution I have found for making paint stick to difficult injection-molded plastics like POLYPROPYLENE, POLYETHYLENE, and more! Several parts can be flame treated quickly, and the results are more durable than things like scuffing the surface. (SUPPLIES LIST BELOW)

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0:00 It all started...
1:03 It's like when my wife...
1:24 By the way, HELLO!
1:34 It's not easy to paint plastic
1:53 Tradeoff with resin casting
2:45 EPHASIS about painting plastic
3:24 ALCOHOL INKS
3:41 RIT DYE
3:58 MODEL MASTERS, ANGELUS, SHARPIE
4:07 A word about AUTOMOTIVE PAINTS
4:21 DUPLI-COLOR scratch test (no treatment)
4:50 KRYLON FUSION
5:04 PRIMER
5:13 SANDPAPER / surface prep
5:33 ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
5:48 ADHESION PROMOTER
6:02 GLUING PLASTIC?
6:26 Plastic Containers
6:50 (DRUM BEAT KICKS IN)
7:21 FLAME TREATMENT BASICS
8:33 SPRAY-PAINTING
8:41 CASIO TIME!
8:59 Scratch Test: ACRYLIC on PP
9:25 Scratch Test: DUPLICOLOR on LDPE
9:48 Scratch Test: DUPLICOLOR on PP
9:57 Scratch Test: ANGELUS on POLYPROPYLENE
10:10 Flex Test: DUPLICOLOR on TPE, TPV
10:37 ACCEPTABLE!
11:17 Crafsman OUT
11:30 Patreon Supporters
11:55 BLOOPERS

[TheCrafsMan]

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[StudsonStudio]

Looks like the editing and cinematography was also given the Flame Treatment, this video was snappin 🔥

[Nighthawkinlight]

My goodness, please help me glue slippery plastics. That would be greatly appreciated. I've been trying to figure out how to glue tarp material for a while. I think it's some form of polyethylene. People say PE needs to be welded to stick, but remelting it makes it brittle and useless in my experience.

[joerabbit]

Baby, that Depeche Mode cover you did there hit me pretty deeply in the feels. Wasn’t expecting that at all. Love you man

[Berqist]

One: this is huge. This is valuable to me.
Two: We need a Crafsmeche Mode MP3. And not just a little bit. A lot bit.

[NewbombedTurk]

Crafsman got me with the PP yellow on the floor! 🤣

[CyanideLilith]

Crafsman, you made me genuinely happy by playing "Enjoy the Silence" in this video. You are a gem, a wonderful soul. Thank you for your content!

[cherrycordiaI]

Your son making you a figure for your birthday is the sweetest thing I've heard all day.

[BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I was gonna comment about the “comments” (I feel ya)…..but then you dropped a sick DM cover and I can’t even handle it 🥰

[TheCrafsMan]

SHOW NOTES / THINGS I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED (AKA "CRAFSMAN'S REGRETS")
● "THERMOPLASTICS": This is how I referred to PP, LDPE, HDPE, etc., but this may sound confusing to anyone who associates "thermoplastics" only with hand-moldable low-temp products like "InstaMorph" pellets. Although these plastics do qualify as thermoplastics, I might should have referred to them as "INJECTION-MOLDED PLASTICS".

● PAINT TIME: You do not have to immediately paint the plastic after heat-treating it. Although I like to do it pretty soon after the heat + IPA wipe-down because it means less handling and potential exposure to oils or other paint inhibitors.

[IrishJaguar]

The way you expertly predicted every comment I was going to make, besides this one, blew my mind

[Chill]

THIS IS AMAZING! I love to make custom action figures but getting the paint to stick permanently is always a problem. Sanding and multiple thin coats helps but there's always a rubbing problem at the joints. I'm going to have to try this! I actually liked that you showed all the things that DIDNT work. Because us folks who have this problem know the pain of 'just do this'. And you're like 'yep, tried that'. BTW, Crafson's sculptures were great!

[bradprimeaux]

I'd like to see a gluing plastics video. It could be useful for my 3D printed parts.

[EasyTargetLP]

"I hope people like the transitions in this video"
Stole the comment right out from under me! They were awesome! I love how you're constantly being creative with not only your crafts but your videos as well! :D

[jtom]

08:41 "Oh Mercy, I got to get out of here" made me laugh so hard I had to stop the video. Love ya CrafsMan.

[egodreas]

Yes, we liked the transitions in this video.

[squatchhammer]

So would an oven work to anneal the plastic or does it need the flame?

[mikesmith]

I'm assuming a heat gun would work as well to treat these? This changes the game for these tricky plastics

[discosludge]

That synth cover needs to be on Spotify.

[Ivanofkoshinkaisokanryu]

Yes please make a video glue for plastic I have been trying to figure out how to glue polypropylene