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Permalink Reply by Ashly Connor on January 31, 2012 at 9:13pm

I've been told the plastic tubing doesn't hold paint very well, so it comes off really easily when hooping. I wanted to do some cool hand painted hoops until that I learned it doesn't work so great =/  I have seen a page where a girl did some really cool tie die paint jobs by blowing paint around inside her polypro hoops with a compressor, but of course you could only do that with translucent tubing.

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Permalink Reply by Tweed on February 1, 2012 at 7:27am

I think there are a few threads on this topic already that could help you out.

Here are some pictures of Beth Piver's spray painted hoop:

http://www.hoopcity.ca/photo/album/show?id=2737361%3AAlbum%3A663207

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Permalink Reply by copesetic chinacat ;) on February 1, 2012 at 2:05pm

it scratches off unless you put clear vinyl over it. its also very slick.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Tink in Tokyo on February 3, 2012 at 4:41pm

There are plastic-specific paints for lawn chairs and such. The ones in the Krylon Fusion line look good - lots of colors and two metallics. I would imagine they'd stay on pretty well since they are meant for lawn furniture. http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

Spray painting would be a fun project. Could be frustrating if you are trying to get a perfectly even coating for a single color hoop, but the possibility of stencils and artsy designs is intriguing.

I'd love to find this line in Japan but I don't think there is a distributor here. I'll have to look for some domestic products.

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