Painting A Mirror Frame

How to paint a mirror frame with layered chalk paint.

Painting a mirror frame. Tape around your mirror frame optional next take some painter s tape or masking tape and mark off the mirror frame being painted white. Be sure to hold the newspaper so that it does not fall and touch the wet frame. This being one of them. Take your time while using the chalk paint to ensure that the frame is fully covered.

Apply 2 3 thin layers of white chalk paint to your. Prep your work surface. Painting a large ornate mirror frame. This oversized ornate mirror is so massive in size that it is placed on a sawhorse and needs to be protected.

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. Paint the entire mirror frame and make sure to properly cover any detailing or crevices. A third method to paint a mirror frame is to cover the mirror in its entirety.

The thing about spray painting a mirror frame on a full length mirror is that you need a fairly large work surface. Finally make sure the mirror frame is clean dry and free from dust. Unless you have some kind of large warehouse or workshop i would recommend that you do any spray painting outside. Wash your mirror frame.

Use a round paint brush to get the best coverage over the frame. 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. I keep a roll of brown packing paper in the shop for different reasons. Since this is a base coat i didn t try to get perfect coverage.

But just wipe off any dust or grime from your mirror frame using a rag.