Comments on: Chairspray http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-824485 YoungHouseLove Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:14:24 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-824485 Hmm, sounds like they need to be sanded down (otherwise the new paint will just crack off with the old stuff). You basically want to get the chairs down as far to their natural state as possible and then prime and paint so nothing cracks off anymore. Thin thin thin and even coats will help with the screening- it didn't get globby but we kept our hands moving and just misted it so it didn't get too drippy and thick. xo, s

Hmm, sounds like they need to be sanded down (otherwise the new paint will just crack off with the old stuff). You basically want to get the chairs down as far to their natural state as possible and then prime and paint so nothing cracks off anymore. Thin thin thin and even coats will help with the screening- it didn’t get globby but we kept our hands moving and just misted it so it didn’t get too drippy and thick.

xo,
s

]]> By: Carrie http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-824469 Carrie Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:49:58 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-824469 I have chairs just like these and they could use a paint job. The factory paint is white and is coming off leaving chalky white marks on anyone who sits in them and touches the metal. Should this be primed somehow first? And second question, did the paint fill in the screening on the seats? I picture it getting all globbed up from the paint and looking horrible. Any close ups of how that came out? I have chairs just like these and they could use a paint job. The factory paint is white and is coming off leaving chalky white marks on anyone who sits in them and touches the metal. Should this be primed somehow first?

And second question, did the paint fill in the screening on the seats? I picture it getting all globbed up from the paint and looking horrible. Any close ups of how that came out?

]]> By: Erin http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-822819 Erin Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:54:55 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-822819 It does! Thanks so much!~ It does! Thanks so much!~

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-820197 YoungHouseLove Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:21:54 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-820197 Hmm, I think anything that says it works on metal (most spray paint works really well on metal) and that comes in a flat or even a satin color should work (satin spray paint isn't typically very glossy like the semi-gloss and high gloss stuff). Maybe try Home Depot or a craft store like Michael's? Hope it helps! xo, s

Hmm, I think anything that says it works on metal (most spray paint works really well on metal) and that comes in a flat or even a satin color should work (satin spray paint isn’t typically very glossy like the semi-gloss and high gloss stuff). Maybe try Home Depot or a craft store like Michael’s? Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Erin http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-819984 Erin Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:33 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-819984 Hey Sherry and John - I have a wrought iron drink cart (Home Goods!) that I want to spray paint orange...The Rustoleum Universal All Surface Spray Paint you mention only appears to come in Black and White. I want to maintain the wrought iron look so I'll be needing a Flat orange color....any suggestions on brands/types? Thanks!!! Hey Sherry and John – I have a wrought iron drink cart (Home Goods!) that I want to spray paint orange…The Rustoleum Universal All Surface Spray Paint you mention only appears to come in Black and White. I want to maintain the wrought iron look so I’ll be needing a Flat orange color….any suggestions on brands/types? Thanks!!!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-682211 YoungHouseLove Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:14:30 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-682211 Oh yes- that's what we did<a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/09/the-updated-light-fixture-blues/" rel="nofollow"> here</a>. Just spray prime and spray paint (while taping off where the bulbs go). Good luck! xo, s

Oh yes- that’s what we did here. Just spray prime and spray paint (while taping off where the bulbs go). Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Judith http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-682206 Judith Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:58:19 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-682206 Hi Sherry!!! I look at your blog every day and have gotten so many ideas from it!!! I wanted your thoughts on trying to paint a chandelier. Ours is in the dining room and is that bright, builder-brass color. We like the chandelier itself, but would prefer it to be more of an antique brass color to match our furniture. We were thinking about taking down the whole shebang, suspending it from the ceiling in the garage, and spray painting it. A good idea or a disaster? Prime it before spray painting? Thank you!! Judith Hi Sherry!!! I look at your blog every day and have gotten so many ideas from it!!! I wanted your thoughts on trying to paint a chandelier. Ours is in the dining room and is that bright, builder-brass color. We like the chandelier itself, but would prefer it to be more of an antique brass color to match our furniture. We were thinking about taking down the whole shebang, suspending it from the ceiling in the garage, and spray painting it. A good idea or a disaster? Prime it before spray painting? Thank you!!

Judith

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-509582 YoungHouseLove Mon, 16 May 2011 15:17:52 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-509582 So glad you figured it out! Smart hubby! xo, s

So glad you figured it out! Smart hubby!

xo,
s

]]> By: Sonja http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-509569 Sonja Mon, 16 May 2011 15:08:47 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-509569 Well, with the hope of possibly helping someone else someday, I will embarrass myself and tell you that I don't think it was actually clogged. There just wasn't a lot of paint left. My husband turned the can upside down and sprayed the registers that way. Handy you can do that with this type of spray paint! Well, with the hope of possibly helping someone else someday, I will embarrass myself and tell you that I don’t think it was actually clogged. There just wasn’t a lot of paint left. My husband turned the can upside down and sprayed the registers that way. Handy you can do that with this type of spray paint!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/chairspray/comment-page-2/#comment-509174 YoungHouseLove Fri, 13 May 2011 22:53:41 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=2148#comment-509174 Hmm it hasn't happened to me but I wonder if you can find tips by googling? Maybe a small needle or submerging it in boiling water (just the nozzle) but I have no idea! Good luck! xo, s

Hmm it hasn’t happened to me but I wonder if you can find tips by googling? Maybe a small needle or submerging it in boiling water (just the nozzle) but I have no idea! Good luck!

xo,
s

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