Chalk Paint Metal Bed Frame

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Chalk paint metal bed frame.

Thin your paint with water. Spray the frame with a metal paint primer. Beautiful project by emily mcgraw. The alternative i was thinking about was metal spray paint and not only would that need primer first but it seemed i would need quite a few cans to get decent coverage so i thought it might work out a lot more expensive.

We ended up buying this great product by zinus deepak. Then get some black rust oleum in a spray can and spray it on. You will apply it just the same as you would if you didn t water down the paint. Use slow sweeping motions with the spray can and avoid heavy coats that make drips.

Allow the primer to dry completely before moving on to the next step. Which type of chalk paint. Take some scratch pad for dishes and scrub the metal fairly well. A tip when painting metal or anything super smooth with chalk paint.

Maybe add 20 to 25 to your paint. It is a metal frame. Poster king bed frame redo. So if you had 1 cup of paint you could add up to 1 4 cup of water.

Scuff up the entire frame to help the primer adhere better. The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of water. One of the great benefits of chalk paint is that you don t need to prime before you use it which considering how many bars the bed has was a considerable advantage. In the past i ve used annie sloan chalk paint and it works incredibly well and drys fast.

Dec 8 2018 explore kelly carlisle s board painted iron beds followed by 182 people on pinterest. 6 rub a tack cloth over one piece of the. To begin the process of chalk painting on metal i will water down my paint if i need to. 3 why not use chalk paint.

2 we were going to buy new bedroom furniture. If painting light to moderately used indoor metal surfaces think wall sconces bed frames or guest room night tables go with water based acrylic paint a cheaper 15 to 40 per gallon. When one surface is dry flip the pieces and spray the other side. It does not matter the unit of measure just keep this ratio the same.

Remove chipping paint and or rust from the frame with fine grit sandpaper or a metal brush. Then applied a white wash with old white chalk paint and waxed with clear soft wax and dark soft wax again. Diy chalk paint bed frame.