In a previous post I said that I love to go driving around the neighborhood the weekend before heavy trash because people throw out things they don't want to deal with anymore. Well I'm sure who ever came up with the saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure did such a thing. I found a great trunk! For the most part, it was in great shape! But it had gold rusted metal on it... so I decided that I'd paint it.
Materials:
- Rustoleum's Metallic silver
- Regular masking tape
- 2 trash bags
- Valspar (Lowe's) Antiquing Glaze
BEFORE:
I started off with the hardest, monotonous, most time consuming part. Prepping: taping off what I don't want painted. At first I was tearing the masking tape but of course I wasn't getting the shapes I wanted so my husband had a great idea about using a razor blade. I overlapped the tape on the metal then carefully cut away what I didn't need.
Then came the easy part: spray painting it. When spray painting anything, you need to make sure you're not too close because then you'll get drippies (that's my scientific word). Less is more! If you need to go back over with a second coat! I did in the very rusty sections. I let it dry over night.
While I still had tape on, I got a damp rag and wiped on the glaze, making sure I got it in every nook and cranny. I then wiped it off as I went along. I let that dry for maybe a couple of hours while I made supper.
Then next step I took I don't know if it was necessary. I put a coat of clear satin polyurethane and let dry over night.
Last and final was the big reveal... taking off the tape. I'm not exactly happy with the brown and aged silver so I might end up staining the leather so it's darker or I might just paint it a different color. Suggestions?
After:
