We often think that milk paint is perfect only on wood, but did you know it can also work on metal surfaces as well? We put our creative minds at work and came up with a nice project for today. How to Paint Metal Lockers with Poolside.
These white lockers looked great in their original white finish, but we wanted to add a bit of colour. These were new cabinets and had a polymer coating, so they did need to be sanded down.
Here’s what you’re going to need for this project:
- Poolside Milk Paint
- Fusion Ultra Grip
- 80 Grit Sandpaper
- Plastic cups
- Brush
Step 1 – Prep
To remove the coating we used 80 grit sandpaper. If you have an old metal finish, you probably don’t need to do as much sanding, maybe only to remove any flaking paint.
Step 2 – Mix
We chose to use Milk Paint by Fusion in the colour Poolside. We mixed equal parts water and powder into our plastic cup and stirred, let it sit for 10 minutes, then added Fusion Ultra Grip.
Step 3 – Paint
We applied a total of two coats. Often with milk paint, your first coat will look really uneven and a little scary but don’t worry, a second coat will usually be enough for full coverage for most colours.
Step 4 – Finish
Since we expect there to be lots of contact with water with this project, we decided to finish up using Tung Oil as it’s the most water-resistant top coat. You can find out more about Tung Oil here
What do you think? Isn’t it fun!
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