Spray Paint Ceiling Medallion

Paint the diy ceiling medallion the spray painted medallion.

Spray paint ceiling medallion. While paint is wet wrap the damp rag around your hand. Install the medallion tape three of the quarters at the match points. Use a step ladder to gain access to the medallion. Apply a light coat of flat spray paint.

But using a paint sprayer takes about 10 minutes per coat. For an even coat keep the can of spray paint at least a foot away and don t linger in one spot for too long. Step 2 spray paint the surface. Have a damp rag ready to remove paint.

It s very important to follow the directions on the can of spray paint and to paint several light coats of paint to avoid drips and puddles of paint within the carved designs. Below are instructions on how to hand paint a marie ricci ceiling medallion. Tape off its borders. The blue spray paint that i used was a gloss finish so it had a bit more of a shine that i wanted for this project.

It has lots of raised details and crevices that are nearly impossible to paint with a brush or a roller. Using a 2 1 2 nylon brush apply a generous amount of paint to cover the entire ceiling medallion. I used this rust oleum spray paint. Spray paint the ceiling medallion quarters with gold spray paint.

Remove the light fixture in the center as well and tape off the resulting cavity. Start with latex paint in a satin finish. It would have taken lots of coats and lots of time to cover with a brush. Move quickly do not allow the paint to dry.