Spray Paint Metal Fireplace Screen

Your fireplace insert will look completely updated in 30 minutes or less.

Spray paint metal fireplace screen.

Any gaps in the paper will get spray paint in it so take your time on this step. Because i was painting metal aka something that normal paint struggles to stick to i opted for spray paint instead of brush on paint. Wait four hours for the screen to dry. Hide your hubby and kids.

So i decided why not procrastinate packing a bit longer and spray paint a brass fireplace. It will take you less than 1 minute for each coat. Wait one hour and turn the screen over and spray the other side. There are several types of primer.

Two thin coats of the spray paint will more than cover the fireplace brass. Apply a coat of high temperature spray appliance paint just as you did the primer. There s also this satin one. Good quality masking tape.

How to paint a brass fireplace screen you will need. Spray paint your brass fireplace trim with this simple tutorial. The paint and the primer you re using must be compatible. High heat spray paint i used this one which is a flat sheen.

Spray the doors with metal aerosol primer. Do not over apply as this may lead to runs and brushstrokes in the final finish. Be sure you follow directions on the spray can. Apply only a light coat.

Spray a coat of heat resistant galvanized metal spray etching primer onto one side of the screen. The fireplace screen on this fireplace was a typical 1980 s style brass fireplace screen. Apply several light coats instead of one or two heavy coats until the brass finish is obscured. This high heat spray paint by rustoleum was the perfect thing.

Hold the can about 10 inches from the fireplace screen. Eventually we d love to replace this wood burning. Apply a light coat of galvanized metal etching primer to the metal fireplace using a 3 to 4 inch latex paintbrush. Then crack a window.

Allow the primer to dry and cure for four hours. Cheap tape of any kind i used cheap blue tape i know it s not usually cheap but this one is lower quality painter s plastic big roll of brown paper or plastic garbage bags. So right before we headed to haiti rather than packing and prepping i decided to paint the paneling in in our living room. Shake a can of spray on rust neutralizer for one to two minutes.

It was in great condition worked properly and fit the opening perfectly so painting seemed like the perfect way to save money on this update.