Spray Painting A Mirror Frame

Hang your mirror.

Spray painting a mirror frame.

Not bad for a 2 00 mirror. You should apply two to three coats to the frame. Yes i love spray paint. Gotta love a cheap yard sale find and a can of spray paint.

Prep your work surface. Unless you have some kind of large warehouse or workshop i would recommend that you do any spray painting outside. Spray paint painters tape some newspaper and a felt marker are all you need to get started. Before the paint dries and without touching the edges of the frame remove the painter s tape from around the edges of the frame.

You could use standard chalk paint and a brush but given how small a surface mirror frames usually are spray chalk paint works just as well and is much faster. This being one of them. Be sure to hold the newspaper so that it does not fall and touch the wet frame. This is an easy diy that brings new life to an old mirror.

And painting it all out in one color instead of that half black and gold theme it had going on. Check out all my other spray paint projects here. If you click make a purchase i receive a. The most important part of spray painting isn t the paint it s the prep.

Now you are ready to spray paint the mirror frame with the chalk paint. If you are going to spray paint a frame you will need to use painters tape or frog tape brown paper cardboard or drop cloth and paint. Hold the spray paint can approximately 10 in 25 cm away from the mirror frame and press down on the trigger to begin releasing the paint. Don t wait until the paint dries because it can adhere to the tape and then pull a chunk of paint off of the frame.

This oversized ornate mirror is so massive in size that it is placed on a sawhorse and needs to be protected. Supplies needed to spray paint a mirror frame. I keep a roll of brown packing paper in the shop for different reasons. Use spray paint to cover the mirror frame very quickly.

If you are using universal spray paint give it a good shake to ensure it is thoroughly mixed. The thing about spray painting a mirror frame on a full length mirror is that you need a fairly large work surface. Painting a large ornate mirror frame. Step 3 apply spray paint.

Love the detail in the frame. Make sure that you are in a well ventilated area before you begin painting and that you follow all of the directions on the spray paint can. Finally make sure the mirror frame is clean dry and free from dust.