How can you brighten faded outdoor Christmas tinsel decorations?
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Hi, Carol!
Honestly, I didn't think it would be possible but ran a search anyway and came across this article from RustOleum on their Wipe New blog. Though the article talks about painting the ornaments (which is definitely an option!), it reminded me of the product Wipe New which "enhances" faded plastic and may work on the tinsel. I've used it on my car plastic (it works really well) and I can't see why it wouldn't work on your decorations! It can be found in the automotive section of discount or home improvement stores. Good luck with your project - I hope it helps!
They have a good selection of colors in spray paints, Some adhere strictly to plastic. You could color coordinate your xmas colors this way. Perhaps a pink theme one year, silver the next and so on.
I think that spray paint for plastic would be the best way
What type of decorations are they- for example, solid, transparent, etc?
Is the tinsel dangling, or is it glued on? Please post a picture of your faded decorations so that we can see what you have to work with.
Spray paint should do the trick.
You can spray a silver paint lightly
Spray paint will melt a lot of plastic tinsel types. I would test a section first.
Is the tinsel plastic or foil?
Can the old tinsel be cut off, and new replacement tinsel glued on?