[geoff_b71]

for prep just clean with soap and water, rinse well, let dry. get some scuff pads and scuff all surfaces you want to paint, it will take of any extra contaminants and help with paint adhesion.clean and dry throughly. then for paint just get some plastic paint, ive used stuff called krylon plastic, stuff you use on plastic yard furniture, make sure to read instructions. durability should be good, needs to be for yard stuff. if you want you can use a clear coat too, shouldnt need to. paint many light coats, better than few heavy coats. if you do many coats it will help with durability, but keep in mind alot of paint with orange peel the paint, and look like ****.