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Create slippery surface on PP Plastic

I would like to know if ther's anyone that could help with information regarding how to create a lasting slippery surface on PP plastic. Application is for outdoors. Have tried applying PA powder with particle size down to 5 my, but it does not withstand rain good enough. Could a teflon coating of some kind be an alternative?

Torsten Karlsson
hobbyist - Sweden
March 18, 2010

Hi,Torsten. That's pretty vague. Why not make the item out of UHMWPE instead? A solid material will vastly outlast any coating. Good luck.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
March 18, 2010

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