Painting A Mirror Frame

Before the paint dries and without touching the edges of the frame remove the painter s tape from around the edges of the frame.

Painting a mirror frame.

Hang your mirror. Don t wait until the paint dries because it can adhere to the tape and then pull a chunk of paint off of the frame. Unless you have some kind of large warehouse or workshop i would recommend that you do any spray painting outside. Tape around your mirror frame optional next take some painter s tape or masking tape and mark off the mirror frame being painted white.

This being one of them. Painting a large ornate mirror frame. 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.

But just wipe off any dust or grime from your mirror frame using a rag. A third method to paint a mirror frame is to cover the mirror in its entirety. How to paint a mirror frame with layered chalk paint. Layering a few paint colors would definitely help bring out the pretty details in this mirror starting with graphite dark gray chalk paint by annie sloan.

The first step is pretty basic. Apply 2 3 thin layers of white chalk paint to your. Take your time while using the chalk paint to ensure that the frame is fully covered. The thing about spray painting a mirror frame on a full length mirror is that you need a fairly large work surface.

Apply chalk paint to the mirror frame for a vintage look frame. Be sure to hold the newspaper so that it does not fall and touch the wet frame. Prep your work surface. This oversized ornate mirror is so massive in size that it is placed on a sawhorse and needs to be protected.

Since this is a base coat i didn t try to get perfect coverage.