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Spray paint iron patio furniture.
Wrought iron railings fences and patio furniture have been a classically elegant staple of homes for decades.
Even if your wrought iron pieces look good you can paint them a different color to add a personal touch and contemporary style to what is usually a traditional element of your home.
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I originally bought 4 cans of spray paint thinking that would be enough but had to go back to lowes for 3 more.
Just try to avoid scratching it for about a month and you re good.
Here s how to remove the rust and spray paint your cast iron patio furniture to give it a brand new look in 2 hours or less.
If you don t want to use paint that.
Prepping your metal patio furniture before spray painting.
You don t need to use the rust protector if there is no rust.
Latex paint takes about 30 days to cure but even spray paint will scratch if it hasn t had enough time to cure.
You can spray paint the furniture.
The paint on my black wrought iron patio chair arms is flaking off with white residue underneath.
Then remove mildew with a bleach and water solution.
In total i used 6 1 2 cans.
This metallic spray paint is perfect to use to spray paint wrought iron patio furniture.
Over time exposed to the elements wrought iron can become pitted and rusty and in need of refinishing.
Our patio furniture has been in pretty bad shape for a while now.
You can easily refinish rusted metal furniture with rust oleum stops rust multicolor textured spray paint http bi.
Rinse thoroughly to remove all chemicals.
1 quart rust oleum oil based flat black paint can.
Use spray paint to give new life to your old wrought iron patio furniture.
Painting metal outdoor furniture is easy.
Sanding block or.
Don t throw rusty patio furniture away.
Once that is dry paint.
There were rust spots and lots of peeling and flaking paint showing layers of different colors underneath.
Paint the chair with a paint roller.
Since i used latex paint the wrought iron furniture needed extra time to cure.
Then prime with several light coats.
2 rust oleum painter s touch ultra cover spray paint cans.
Because iron patio furniture often features intricate patterns and weaves it s usually better to spray both the primer and paint rather than brush them on.
I suspect the base metal is coated with zinc galvanized.
What you ll need to refurbish these chairs.