i used some rustoleum semigloss plastic/wood aerosol paint. 2 coats is about all you need for about 1 mil thick. after that I'll add some krylon high gloss top coat. i've painted glass,metal,plastic,rubber you name it,i've painted it. but I was using high$ paints w/guns. the spray paint you can pick up at home depot or anywhere for that matter, should work just as well. for small applications. i probably wouldn't use the same method for anything bigger than 50g.