# Painting a plastic **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 16, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-plastic/18024 "2010-08-16T21:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-plastic/18024/1 "2010-08-16T21:57:01Z")
How would you go about doing that?? ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-plastic/18024/2 "2010-08-16T22:09:51Z")
Obtain paint. Mask the guts. Apply paint. However, painting doesn’t work very well and comes off very quickly with use. You probably want to dye the plastic. There are several topics explaining how to do that. However, celcon doesn’t dye well, so what yoyo are you wanting to color and what color is it now? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-plastic/18024/3 "2010-08-17T01:11:55Z")
On the other hand, you can get clear yoyos, remove the caps, and paint them on the inside. That normally doesn’t wear off. A number of people do quite nice work in that medium. Here’s an example by Mr. Higby from the  The Official: YoYo Showcase! Show off your collection & see others! > **[The Official: YoYo Showcase! Show off your collection & see others!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,3985.0.html)** > > The Official YoYo Showcase Thread! Take a picture of your entire collection (if you can) and post them here! This thread is now a showroom! Post pics now! 2022 EDIT: 2023 EDIT/UPDATE: [http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3985.0;attach=590;image](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3985.0;attach=590;image) Or this fine exdample from this section -  Buddy Jim’s FHZ!!! > **[Buddy Jim's FHZ!!!!!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,19296.0.html)** > > I’m love’n the way these colors came out!!! Schmoove rings and fresh sili…its what’s for dinner. People have also had somewhat better success painting the outside surface with professional grade automotive paints, topped with automotive clearcoat. It’s a bit more durable than the run of the mill hardware store paints. ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-plastic/18024/4 "2010-08-17T05:17:14Z")
Yea, but what paints for the car, and for painting the inside? EDIT: and what would be the best way to paint it like that? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-plastic/18024/5 "2010-08-17T05:21:01Z")
Painting the insides, most people use a water based acrylic. When you paint the inside, you have to paint the layers in reverse of what you would do on the outside. Meaning that you would do the details first, then the base coat over that. Automotive paint is just what it says, but it’s not the touch-up stuff you get at Pep Boys etc. It’s professional grade like used in body shops.