Continue to spray the primer onto the fixture until you have lightly covered over the brass or gold.
Can you spray paint gold light fixture.
Keep the spray can at least 4 to 6 inches from the surface of the fixture to avoid overspray and running primer.
Then hang it back up and ooooh and aaaaah over your great new finish.
Glass sconces or globes are mostly interchangeable nowadays too which makes this a super project.
And the fact that you can buy light fixtures for around 5 at thrift stores amazed me too.
I would recommend at least overnight longer if you can wait.
I m actually spray painting a chandelier today that i got a yard sale for 1.
Do not recoat after an hour or the paint will wrinkle.
While spray paint is wonderful for its even application i knew that rub.
Let it dry and read the label to see how long you need to wait to apply a coat of paint.
Oh yes around our home spray paint and light fixtures are great friends.
I totally changed the look of the painted metal light fixture on the ceiling by adding a round globe.
Spray the brass or gold fixture with a light coat of primer.
Rub n buff v.
Apply very light coats of paint every 5 mins until you get the coverage you want.
Simply apply the paint either long way around the shade or short up and down strokes making your way around the shade.
For dappled finishes or for light fixtures with intricate parts brush on techniques afford more control.
I bought some new light fixtures for my new house and i wanted to change the color of all of them to match the gold accents i m planning on incorpo.
Spray your entire light fixture with at least two coats of spray paint.
I would sand the surface with 100 160 grit sandpaper clean it off and then use a light coat of metal primer spray paint.
You can paint a metal light fixture for under 10 and completely change the look of it.
Rub n buff is more than a paint.
Step 5 apply acrylic spray paint to the primed metallic light fixtures.
Several light coats are better than one heavy one.
Yes it is dry to touch quickly but the paint has not fully cured and hardened.
Apply a coat of etching spray primer to the bare metal light fixtures abrading the metal to enhance adhesion.
It s a carnauba wax base with finely ground metallic powder and pigments giving you rich dimensional color.
Wait four hours for the etching primer to cure.
Do make sure your paint is not too thick and try to apply evenly.
This is what i started with your basic builder grade.
And while spray paint is almost always a win in my book this time i opted for rub n buff.