revamping faded black down-pipes & gutters

aljane

Instead of painting exterior black guttering, can I smear on other finishings on - eg stove blacking? 

daivid

My gut instinct is this would look terrible. With regards to paint you would need to carefully select the correct paint for the material (presumably uPVC), it would be quite an effort but could look good if done well, you could also have a colour of your choice if going down this route. 

aljane

Thanks...I just wanted a quick alternative to painting - being lazy!  Think I'll end up just replacing them!

theonlywayisup

You could try Owatrol Colour Restorer (Polytrol).  We use it on our composite doors and it's amazing.  I know someone who used it on their green plastic garden furniture and it looked like new.  Expensive, but a little goes a long way.

daivid

If replacing white will fare much better in the long run.