First lets begin with a long over due project, a vintage screen with homemade chalk paint. My daughter asked me to paint this screen for her. She is planning on using it for her jewelry and hanging it on the wall.
In the beginning.....
The screen was in very good condition, no repairs needed to be made but, sanding was a must. I used a belt sander and a small detail sander. The screen was so rusted, it absorbed everything that it came in contact with. So next time I will clean and coat the screen before sanding or painting anything.
Tons of recipes out there...the one I liked, after testing....
2 Tbl Non-sanded grout
1 Cup of any color paint (I used Seaglass blue)
Stir with a stir stick, until smooth. I had bubbles, but it didn't have any clumps. After applying two coats, I asked my daughter to take a look...no go, not blue enough. In a few of the instructions out there, they told me not to leave the paintI mixed another blue I already had and came up with the final color. I did pour the left over from the first coat in a glass Kerr jar, with a lid...I had run out of time.
I left the paint and the grout over night...which many of the instructions out there say not to do! So of course...lol
But a really cool thing happened. When I started painting there were now, clumps in my smooth paint. At first I panicked! But then... the clumps gave it a bit of character. So, I continued to add two coats.
After I let that dry for a couple of hours, it was time to sand again...
Excited but a bit worried....
AWESOMENESS....Love the way it turned out, more beachy than I could have asked for!
Now on to the screen itself. We decided to paint it white! I used spray paint, my favorite, Krylon. I have used the cheaper Walmart, low end brand. For this I needed something that was going to coat the first time and seal in this screen.
Drum roll......tatata tata tatata tata
I taped it all off and used newspaper, paper to wrap around the edges. Did you know you can visit your local newspaper and get leftover rolls of paper...sometimes or free!
I braided 3 pieces of twine on each hook for a little flair.
The glue is still a bit wet but, I added sand from a vacation to South Carolinas beaches :)
Everyone is happy
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