You would want to use a plastic type paint for that or it would start to flake after time.

I did on an old Bally Dixieland pinball EM....worked great. Not sure about the gold though. If it's like the 'looks like chrome' paint for cars etc. it always looked like crap imo.

I use an automotive primer before I spray metallic gold on some plastics...I find a more uniform look and adhesion.
I apply in several very thin light coats, with plenty of drying time, and usually end up with 2 to 3 coats.
I then have used mostly a poly-acrylic finish in satin or clear, but thats personal taste..

I agree with Cash, above that it can look really bad, if it doesnt adhere, or it gets sprayed on heavier, or the way we expect a normal enamel to work.

I might suggest trying on a throw away bat, or a spare piece of plastic to get the "touch" of light spraying coats.

I have not tried flipper bats with this though.

I've light sanded them with 320/400 and sprayed rustoleum red and they are fine for the last 5 - 6 years.

Forgot about that beep...absolutely, a light sanding helps adhesion a great deal!

Need to light sand and alcohol rub too.
Hi Art.

So I have regularly painted flipper bats. You don't need to prime or sand. Clean thoroughly with alcohol and spray. Rustoleum metallic paints (gold, silver ,red, green, blue) all work great. They really don't flake. The ball hits the rubber not the bat. And any plastic flex from pressure in hitting the ball seems to hold up well.

Mark, I think you may be right. Rustoleum has been changing, in my opinion, some of the paint formulas in wrinkle and Metallic spray paint. The cans and time I last did mine were maybe 8 years ago, and I know I used a product not made by them. Certainly this is a faster route....and Mark knows his stuff!

I was making flipper bat covers that you could paint, I never really pursued it. You then don't have to pull the flipper mechanism. Maybe I could find a couple and send them to you.

Make sure you allow for adequate paint cure times before adding them to your game. Just becasue its dry to the touch doesn't mean the paint has fully hardened.