Painting A Mirror Frame

Apply chalk paint to the mirror frame for a vintage look frame.

Painting a mirror frame.

But just wipe off any dust or grime from your mirror frame using a rag. Be sure to hold the newspaper so that it does not fall and touch the wet frame. Use a round paint brush to get the best coverage over the frame. Apply 2 3 thin layers of white chalk paint to your.

Before the paint dries and without touching the edges of the frame remove the painter s tape from around the edges of the frame. This being one of them. I keep a roll of brown packing paper in the shop for different reasons. The thing about spray painting a mirror frame on a full length mirror is that you need a fairly large work surface.

Prep your work surface. Paint the entire mirror frame and make sure to properly cover any detailing or crevices. 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. 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. 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. How to paint a mirror frame with layered chalk paint. Painting a large ornate mirror frame.

The first step is pretty basic. Hang your mirror. Tape around your mirror frame optional next take some painter s tape or masking tape and mark off the mirror frame being painted white. Unless you have some kind of large warehouse or workshop i would recommend that you do any spray painting outside.

Wash your mirror frame.