Can You Spray Paint Ceiling Fan Blades

November 10 2013 at 4 47 am.

Can you spray paint ceiling fan blades.

Spray fan with clear primer. Having your ceiling and fan blades painted the same flat white color helps the blades blend into the ceiling and almost disappear. Apply several thin coasts allowing each coat to dry before applying the next coat. Assembling painted fan blades.

Once you ve completely finished painting your fan take a moment and let it dry. Now we are going to paint all of the fan s hardware. When the blade s top side is almost dry turn it over to paint the underside. What if after painting and putting back up they shake when running.

I left the main part of the fan in place and just removed the blades. Spray clear primer over fan blades. Then you can spray paint without getting it everywhere. Shake the spray can thoroughly before use.

As you can see i removed only the blades and i covered the bulb sockets with tape. Once it s ready to go spray the blades and or hardware pieces with a thin even coat. Ceiling fan makeover how to. All you need to complete the project is a friend and some simple tools.

Transform a builder grade ceiling fan with paint and decorative tape. But i did not sand the brass. When you spray you want to spray 6 to 8 inches away from the surface and work in a side to side motion across the blade so you get an even coat. You can remove the fan from the ceiling and take it outside to spray paint or you can do what i did.

You should re assemble the fan unit only when the fan blades have completely dried. It s easiest to work with primer in spray paint form when it comes to a ceiling fan. Doing it this way i could paint the fan by myself. You could use generic liquid primer but this stuff is much less messy and goes on easier and more evenly.

Painting the ceiling blades. Use these step by step instructions and see how you can install your own ceiling fan.