Grey PVC Electrical Conduit for Ports

[djg]

http://techtalk.parts-express.com/forum/tech-talk-forum/30867-dayton-8s

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I painted white polyvinyl chloride (PVC) port tubes with plain old Rustoleum stone texture paint, no problems. They were prepped by cleaning and light sanding. The tubes had a flare routed into the medium density fiberboard (MDF) baffles.

I guess I didn't know I couldn't do it.

What does a pirate use to caulk his ship?

Arrrr TV.

Drinking rum doesn't make you drunk, it makes you a Pirate Arrr!

[Millstonemike]

I painted white polyvinyl chloride (PVC) port tubes with plain old Rustoleum stone texture paint, no problems. They were prepped by cleaning and light sanding. The tubes had a flare routed into the medium density fiberboard (MDF) baffles.

I guess I didn't know I couldn't do it.

What does a pirate use to caulk his ship?

Arrrr TV.

What I was thinking is ... you have a PVC tube mounted in a wood baffle. Then you route a flare on the baffle face that cuts into the tube. That portion of the painted tube will be gone exposing the PVC color.

Not worth debating. The grey seems to be available if you ever need it.

[djg]

I painted white polyvinyl chloride (PVC) port tubes with plain old Rustoleum stone texture paint, no problems. They were prepped by cleaning and light sanding. The tubes had a flare routed into the medium density fiberboard (MDF) baffles.

I guess I didn't know I couldn't do it.

What does a pirate use to caulk his ship?

Arrrr TV.

[Millstonemike]

Use Krylon Fusion.

Yes, newer paints are better. But that's not a solution when routing a flare in a baffle that cuts into the pvc tube.

[Chris Roemer]

room temperature vulcanizing

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It's a styrene like the plastic in model car kits of yore: acrylonitrile butadiene styrene,. And that's why we say ABS.

Another one I like is RTV Silicone. Whenever I'm in a Hardware store looking for Silicone, I ask them what RTV means!

[Millstonemike]

I actually know what the letters ABS stand for, I just happen to be very good with acronyms!

It's a styrene like the plastic in model car kits of yore: acrylonitrile butadiene styrene,. And that's why we say ABS.

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aah, ABS of course ... I couldn't think of the name when I posted (old age? ... women?).

I actually know what the letters ABS stand for, I just happen to be very good with acronyms!

[Millstonemike]

Rigid black plastic pipe which is used for Drain-Waste-Vents is made of ABS, a styrene.

aah, ABS of course ... I couldn't think of the name when I posted (old age? ... women?).

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Sadly we cant get this in the southern states.

Don't feel bad, here in California (according to our legislature) just about everything causes cancer and is regulated and taxed and. . . just try and obtain some decent solvent or glue or such.

[Gordy]

Rigid black plastic pipe which is used for Drain-Waste-Vents is made of ABS, a styrene.

Sadly we cant get this in the southern states.

[Wolf]

Krylon Fusion products seem to be sidestepping into the Supermaxx paints at Walmart.

Menards also carries 2" polyethylene pipe, which is black. The reason ABS and PVC have different availabilities has to do with local codes for usage. I know I can get some pipes in Ohio that are just not sold in Indiana due to this reason.

I've also used a ton of the 2.5" elec conduit pipe.

Later,
Wolf

[billfitzmaurice]

My understanding is that PVC can be painted but it's prone to flaking.

Use Krylon Fusion.

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I noticed a port in grey and Chris Roemer mentioned electrical conduit when someone couldn't find the white PVC size they needed at Lowes. And the black plastic tube (polypropolene?) seems to be rarer and rarer in my neck of the woods

Rigid black plastic pipe which is used for Drain-Waste-Vents is made of ABS, a styrene.