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Metal Tins
Suze Weinberg suzenj@aol.com
When painting metal tins, I lightly sand them first, then spray paint them with a base coat designed for metal. Then they will accept almost any type of paint you'd ike to put over them. The easiest, quickest way is to simply spray paint them a color. I have also used spray webbing as an accent over the finished color.
When painting metal tins, I lightly sand them first, then spray paint them with a base coat designed for metal. Then they will accept almost any type of paint you'd ike to put over them. The easiest, quickest way is to simply spray paint them a color. I have also used spray webbing as an accent over the finished color.
Tyra Smith Cloud9@netnet.net
I totally agree with Suze on this. I've spent many hours TRYING to sponge or brush on various paints (mostly lumieres and such) right on the tin after sanding it. I never really liked how the paint looked (you can see a lot of brush strokes) and it as a real bear to do. I went to the hardware store one day thinking there HAD to be a better way. I bought a few colors of metal primer spray paint and also a can of gold spray paint and silver spray paint. Let me tell you, this works like a CHARM and I love the way the tins look. Also...another GREAT way to seal those finished tins is to use a new spray sealant by Envirotex. It's called "Envirotex Spray Sealant". I get them painted as desired......then spray the tins with 4-5 LIGHT coats of the Envirotex spray sealant, letting each coat dry before applying another. This really gives them a LOT of added protection. Once the sealant is dry (generally I let it sit over ngiht), I can add embellishments on top of it if I want. The only place I've heard of that carries the Envirotex Spray sealant is A.C. More's. I had to get a friend in SC to buy a few cans for me and mail them to me.
I totally agree with Suze on this. I've spent many hours TRYING to sponge or brush on various paints (mostly lumieres and such) right on the tin after sanding it. I never really liked how the paint looked (you can see a lot of brush strokes) and it as a real bear to do. I went to the hardware store one day thinking there HAD to be a better way. I bought a few colors of metal primer spray paint and also a can of gold spray paint and silver spray paint. Let me tell you, this works like a CHARM and I love the way the tins look. Also...another GREAT way to seal those finished tins is to use a new spray sealant by Envirotex. It's called "Envirotex Spray Sealant". I get them painted as desired......then spray the tins with 4-5 LIGHT coats of the Envirotex spray sealant, letting each coat dry before applying another. This really gives them a LOT of added protection. Once the sealant is dry (generally I let it sit over ngiht), I can add embellishments on top of it if I want. The only place I've heard of that carries the Envirotex Spray sealant is A.C. More's. I had to get a friend in SC to buy a few cans for me and mail them to me.
Raven Raven@usadatanet.net
Back when I did my first tin I noticed that the paint made it too tight to open and close and I had to scrape off the paint on the edges.... I didn't like that look very much. From then on I've masked the inside edges that overlap with a strip of skinny tape, removed after all the painting and sealing. It makes a nice crisp, clean edge and looks more finished than just letting the paint wear off. If you are careful and place your masking just right, the original finish on the edge doesn't even show when the tin is closed.
Back when I did my first tin I noticed that the paint made it too tight to open and close and I had to scrape off the paint on the edges.... I didn't like that look very much. From then on I've masked the inside edges that overlap with a strip of skinny tape, removed after all the painting and sealing. It makes a nice crisp, clean edge and looks more finished than just letting the paint wear off. If you are careful and place your masking just right, the original finish on the edge doesn't even show when the tin is closed.
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