Best Spray Paint For Ceramic Lamp

Choose a spray paint specifically designed to cover ceramics.

Best spray paint for ceramic lamp. Our primer gave the ceramic a dull surface with a fine texture that is perfect for the paint to stick onto. Then when i went to touch up the white i got white speckles on the gold. As time goes on however you may need to repaint your ceramics to return them to their original luster. So in total including the spray paint my lamp cost me around 13 00.

Spray paint your lamp. The best part of a multi surface paint when you paint a metal lamp base is that the sealer is already in it so no addition work is needed. Spray paint is the quickest method of painting and is available in a wide variety of colors to fit your needs. Ceramic glazes preserve your pottery and tile s coloring and also adds a layer of protection from small scratches.

Again it s best to go in light even coats to prevent bubbles and drips in the paint. So if you have something glossy ceramic around your house that could be spruced up with a coat of spray paint then don t hesitate to try it. Most spray paint comes in high gloss semi gloss satin and flat. The lamp shade was still tagged from it s original retail home for 59 00.

Overall i m pretty happy with the lamp for 10 and a can of spray paint. I was tempted to go with the high gloss to mimic the look of ceramic. The instructions will list it as one of the surfaces the paint covers. Fast forward and i m taping the newly finished white lamp off so i can spray paint part of the socket.

I am still playing with what size and color of lamp shade will look best. I guess i didn t do the best job because i ended up with a few gold speckles on the white lamp. This is what the finished product looks like. It s an easy and very gratifying makeover.

Feb 3 2019 explore jennifer norsworthy s board spray paint lamps on pinterest. See more ideas about spray paint lamps painting lamps diy lamp shade. The glazed coating presents a problem though. Whether you want to update an old ceramic lamp or change the style of a secondhand ceramic lamp you purchased at a thrift store paint affords you the ability to create a design that will blend with your color scheme.

Paint the lamp with the spray on primer paint combination using even slow strokes keeping the spray can a foot or so away from the lamp or per the paint manufacturer s recommendations. Paint cannot stick to smooth glazed coating. I love that the gold tone of the paint it makes it look like a much higher end lamp. The frugal homemaker took similar brassy lamps and spray painting them bright white.

But i snagged it for 4 00.