janell2009

I think I have been you... hehehhee.. they always make it look so easy... I just wanted to fix a small break in our sheet rock... how hard could that be? right ... seen it done on tv several times... Well no one told me about metal corners in my 100 year old house... had to learn the hard way...
Life is the journey...... have fun... that is all I can say.. hehhehee

Ramona Byrd

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Could you tell me the name of this paint? I have an older bathroom sink, one of the molded counter and sink all together, ones, with the sink discolored over the years. Can't sand or scrap off the discoloring, so will have to paint it or get the whole massive counter and sink replaced, which isn't in the budget at this time.

carhop

Two things you need to do before painting things like that
1. after you sand use lacquer to wipe it down gets any oil residue left on it
2. get you one of the gun handles for spray cans ( it works great)
My DH would paint anything I asked him to do and these are the preparations we used he painted the vanitys in the bathrooms doing it this way

Tink's Mom

I ALWAYS spray paint with a pair of rubber gloves...otherwise I wear it all over my hands. I find that if you sweep with the paint can, instead of spraying one area, you get a better coat.
LOL

Ramona Byrd

[quote=carhop]Two things you need to do before painting things like that
1. after you sand use lacquer to wipe it down gets any oil residue left on it
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I don't quite get this one...do you mean Lacquer THINNER? The lacquer itself would more or less act like a base paint.

Jingle

I love the shows on HGTV and DIY, I would imagine they have lots of practicing their art and may do several takes. Norm Abrams is the best.

bluteddi

they have this great gadget a handle for spray paint cans... looksl ike a little trigger.. u can get cheapy ones for like a buck at walmart.... they are good for several uses... it snaps right on the areosol can.. and no paint on ur hands.. or sore fingers!
The trick to a good spray can paint job is thin coats.. several thins coats will look much nicer than one heavy coat.

I am the master of spray paint.. ( DH wont even let me go down the paint aisle... it's ok .. I just go when he isn't with me.. hehehe)
I have painted cars, rooms, furniture, lawn stuff, etc

sewmom

I have 2repainted file cabinets in my sewing room. The first one is a tall 5 drawer file cabinet we got at DH work auction. It was an ugly brown. He sanded it and used appliance spray paint. When I bought a pattern file from my DS MIL it was rusty on the bottom so in some places I had to go down to the bare metal. I used a mouse sander for that. Then I used the appliance epoxy spray paint. Used a sweeping motion and two coats. That paint works really well and I can scrub it if needed. My fingers got sore from pushing the can button, I wish I'd known about the trigger thing.

BluegrassGurl

That is soooo true.... I did the same thing but went with a dark brown. It took several days and several cans of paint. Of course, it doesn't help that I am a perfectionist. But I LOVE my sewing/cutting/pressing table.

katykwilt

The paint I used is a relatively new one by Rust-Oleum that has 2 x the coverage. I followed directions on the can/s. The problems I encountered were lessons for me -- don't have the items close to each other (overspray); don't do it in the backyard w/o debugging (can that ever happen?); and learn to spray evenly at the correct distance. Practice makes perfect, but just like quilting, first attempts are rarely perfect!

Of course DH let me know what I did wrong and about the handy spray gadget when I was done. What a guy!

Once my room is sorted out, will send pictures. It's great, two large windows, a huge storage closet, a built in cutting area with storage below it about 36x80", hardwood floors to make it easy to clean (and find pins) -- what more can a gal ask for?