Painting rubber ? How ?

[threedee]

I'm masterminding a build that may need grommets painted.
Anyone ever tried painting rubber ? How ? I'm pretty certain that traditional approach and materials wouldnt work here...

 

[alienware]

You need a latex based paint that will bend without cracking. It shouldn't be too hard. IIRC the later vinyl silk paints you paint your walls with are latex based.

 

[Chris230291]

You could just spray them, but you'll want to use a suitable adhesion promoter first and add a flex additive. It would likely be much cheaper if you can find something specifically designed for rubber.

 

[paulstung]

You can buy liquid latex from tile shops , they use it to add to the tile adhesive when applying tiles onto wood . I use it for reptile vivariums as a background mixed with tile adhesive .

 

[Goldskis45]

Dying the grommets might work better for you?

 

[threedee]

Any method will do as long as i can turn black into red and it wouldn't crack upon intended use as a cable management device...