Spray Painting Wall Lights

Reassemble the light fixture.

Spray painting wall lights.

This is best when painting with a brush since spray paint has a tendency to dust everything in the room turn off the power to the light fixture for safety. First i headed to walmart for my light bulbs and spray paint. 33 decor ideas with spray paint duration. I used this same painting method on some fixtures in my bathroom over a year ago.

I did two coats on everything making sure to use very short light sprays. I didn t even use primer i figured if the orb paint ever wore off i d rather the pinky tone show through than white primer. I put the parts aside so i could spray paint them separately. You can either remove the light fixture from the wall or ceiling or you can paint it in place.

It s hard to explain the power of spray paint to a sweet five year old. First we took down the old fixture. Spray a light coat of spray paint in a glossy formula over the object you are working on after about 3 5 minutes spray another light coat on. Turn the power back on and test to make sure the fixture works properly.

Repeat every 5 minutes until the surface is covered. Paint one coat and hold it up to a light to see if you have brush strokes or any missed spots. Black light acrylic paint set 8 fluorescent art craft paints neon glow acrylic paint kit for blacklights uv lights 4 1 out of 5 stars 1 891 17 99 17. Attach the wires to the light fixture and screw it to the electrical box.

Spray painting light fixtures. Glitter wall plates duration. Then on with my makeover. Spray paint your light switch.

Then i taped on scrap paper and brown paper bags around the lights. Spray several light coats of exterior paint for metal. See that hole in between the lights. If you do or if you want a bit more color apply a second coat.

Simple home art decor ideas recommended for you. Once the first coat is dry i didn t seal this because i didn t feel it really needed it since it is up and out of the way. Watch this video to find out more. That s where the old mirror cabinet was before see above.

Let dry completely for at least 4 6 hours or more if the weather is humid.