# Can Polycarbonite Plastic Panels Be Tinted? How? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 25, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-polycarbonite-plastic-panels-be-tinted-how/518923 "2009-11-25T17:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-polycarbonite-plastic-panels-be-tinted-how/518923/1 "2009-11-25T17:32:18Z")
I have a Sunspace greehouse porch. The plastic panels that form the walls are clear, not tinted (big mistake). They let too much sun in, which leads to the porch becoming very hot. Is there any tinting paint/glaze I can apply to them? I looked into the plastic film-but the labor of applying that thin sheeting (to 32 panels) doesn’t appeal to me. Is there any kind of paint that I can apply, to give the panels a nice bronze tint? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-polycarbonite-plastic-panels-be-tinted-how/518923/2 "2009-11-25T17:37:32Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Is there any kind of paint that I can apply, to give the panels a nice bronze tint? It won’t go on uniformly. If applying film to each panel is too much work, consider tinted plastic shades. ---
**Author:** ![pan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@pan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pan1)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-polycarbonite-plastic-panels-be-tinted-how/518923/3 "2009-11-25T17:37:43Z")
[http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tam/tam86042.htm](http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tam/tam86042.htm) googled for translucent spray paint…