Diy Painting Mirror Frame

Use a round paint brush to get the best coverage over the frame.

Diy painting mirror frame.

Painting a large ornate mirror frame. But if you are painting your frame a light color like white and your frame is dark use a white primer. I started by painting the mirror with a red chalk paint. Prime and paint your frame.

Since they are building a french country style home jean wanted some unique mirrors for the master bathroom. Once all of the old paint has been removed sand the frame. The thing about spray painting a mirror frame on a full length mirror is that you need a fairly large work surface. Paint the entire mirror frame and make sure to properly cover any detailing or crevices.

Notice that i got some paint on the mirror but on the parts where the aquaphor covered the glass. She found a pair of antique frames at market street antiques in west columbia sc and only. Apply your spray primer in thin even strokes. This being one of them.

Using the paintbrush to apply your chosen paint all over the frame. After that paint dried i used aquaphor to help create a distressed finish on the mirror frame. I ve been working on these painted mirror frames on and off for the past week or so. I keep a roll of brown packing paper in the shop for different reasons.

If you are painting your frame a dark color like black use a gray primer. Now it s time to apply your paint. A third method to paint a mirror frame is to cover the mirror in its entirety. Watch this video to see just how easy it is to distress painted furniture with aquaphor or.

Prep your work surface. Tape around your mirror frame optional next take some painter s tape or masking tape and mark off the mirror frame being painted white. She loves comfy pajamas eats too much peanut butter and watches excessive amounts of netflix. Apply 2 3 thin layers of white chalk paint to your mirror frame.

Place the frame on a flat surface and cover it up with newspapers. Unless you have some kind of large warehouse or workshop i would recommend that you do any spray painting outside. Rub the 300 to 400 grit sandpaper all over the frame for a few minutes until the surface material becomes extremely smooth. Apply chalk paint to the mirror frame for a vintage look frame.

If you are using chalk paint like i did you do not need to prime the mirror frame. Diy mirror frame frame painting tutorial repainting a frame reuse a mirror updating old frame. Erin is a mom of two human babies and two fur covered babies. Apply two coats of primer allowing for drying time in between.

This oversized ornate mirror is so massive in size that it is placed on a sawhorse and needs to be protected. Finally make sure the mirror frame is clean dry and free from dust. Home improvement tinkers tagged with.