Diy Painting Mirror Frame

Diy mirror frame frame painting tutorial repainting a frame reuse a mirror updating old frame.

Diy painting mirror frame. Erin is a mom of two human babies and two fur covered babies. Rub the 300 to 400 grit sandpaper all over the frame for a few minutes until the surface material becomes extremely smooth. Step 4 repaint the frame. Unless you have some kind of large warehouse or workshop i would recommend that you do any spray painting outside.

Prep your work surface. Since they are building a french country style home jean wanted some unique mirrors for the master bathroom. I started by painting the mirror with a red chalk paint. She found a pair of antique frames at market street antiques in west columbia sc and only.

Use a round paint brush to get the best coverage over the frame. The thing about spray painting a mirror frame on a full length mirror is that you need a fairly large work surface. Using the paintbrush to apply your chosen paint all over the frame. Apply two coats of primer allowing for drying time in between.

But if you are painting your frame a light color like white and your frame is dark use a white primer. I keep a roll of brown packing paper in the shop for different reasons. Paint the entire mirror frame and make sure to properly cover any detailing or crevices. If you remember my sister in law jean and her husband woody are building a new home here at the crossroads.

I ve been working on these painted mirror frames on and off for the past week or so. Watch this video to see just how easy it is to distress painted furniture with aquaphor or. If you are painting your frame a dark color like black use a gray primer. Home improvement tinkers tagged with.

If you are using chalk paint like i did you do not need to prime the mirror frame. Once all of the old paint has been removed sand the frame. Apply your spray primer in thin even strokes. Tape around your mirror frame optional next take some painter s tape or masking tape and mark off the mirror frame being painted white.

After that paint dried i used aquaphor to help create a distressed finish on the mirror frame. Prime and paint your frame. Apply 2 3 thin layers of white chalk paint to your mirror frame. Now it s time to apply your paint.

Apply chalk paint to the mirror frame for a vintage look frame. Finally make sure the mirror frame is clean dry and free from dust. Notice that i got some paint on the mirror but on the parts where the aquaphor covered the glass. This being one of them.

Place the frame on a flat surface and cover it up with newspapers. Take your time while using the chalk paint to ensure that the frame is fully covered. She loves comfy pajamas eats too much peanut butter and watches excessive amounts of netflix.