One thing I love about spray paint is how easy it is and how fast it is. One thing I hate is the limited colors and that its not so great for the environment, alright that was two things.
Speaking of colors I just found the amazing color choices that Valspar offers and I am blown away! They don't carry it at my local Home Depot so I have not used it yet, but you better believe I will be heading to a local retailer soon to stock up on some of these fun colors.
My other two favorite brands are Krylon and RustOleum
Here are some Krylon colors
And some RustOleum ones
You better believe that my weekend will be full of spray paint fumes. And everything in my apartment will be covered in new bright colors.
So, whats your favorite brand and color spray paint? do share.
PS- a few of you asked and the color I used on my painted tea box was Krylon Pewter Gray.
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ha ha, love it! It is addicting once you start isn't it?! xx
I love appliance epoxy. It's awesome and gives a great finish.
I have just started down the path to a spray paint addiction myself! I just did a floor to ceiling art piece which involved some chrome 12x12 squares. LOVE!
I love the black, white and silver....
I love the Rustoleum / American Accents in Stone Gray!!! a great gray to add to your collection!
Thank you for this! I've never used Krylon, but definitely will now that I see all the colors they offer. I'm on the hunt for a good mustard yellow.. wish me luck!
I just painted some faux bamboo dining chairs Rustoleum's Night Tide - it's a great peacock blue. I love them!
Love the silver and I have an old wooden desk I need to paint. i just can't decide between black or white. thoughts?
oh, and orange is still your color. it totally scares me in anything more than a bit here and there!!
oh girl, i feel your lament of color choices! I did some serious research in my hunt for the perfect turquoisy-peacock blue, and came across a line that made me a TOTAL convert. It's what the"pro" graffiti artists use: http://www.montana-cans.com/products/cans/gold/
a whopping 204 choices? seriously, you'll never look back ;) Since these are more of a flat finish, I take wipe-on poly to whatever I want to have a glossy finish (thank Jenny at LGN for the poly tip!). I bought mine thru Sam Flax store in ATL, just fyi.
Allie, I saw that line but was not sure it would work the same on plastic, ceramic and wood. But if you say it works then I'm switching over right now. I mean 204 colors, woah!! thank you for the info, you are the best!!
with such a great selection of colors, it is easy to want to paint everything in sight. i would just recommend getting a mask. in your painting frenzy i wouldn't want you to fry any precious brain cells.
I'm a spray paint fanatic myself, so I'll chime in on this one. I'm a fan of Krylon. Great color choices and you can get it at Walmart!
thanks for the info. i jumped on the "paint can change anything" wagon last fall. redid a pottery barn dresser, then a credenza for my office. huge improvements, now i'm hooked. next up, dining room chairs, painted and re-upholstered, and outdoor adirondacks. good to have all these paint color sources. pam
i bought a ... something!!! at an estate sale in minneapolis with the immediate thought that i would spraypaint it and add some scrapbook paper. it looks really similar to your teabox before the transformation, and i carried that sucker all the way back to atlanta!
now I want to paint!
I now have a bunch of things just off the top of my head I am dying to spraypaint!
Have you seen the instrument that you pour paint into to spray, so that you can make any paint spray paint? I'm trying to remember where I saw it - I'll let you know when I find it!
Deb
Wow! How did I miss this post with this gorgeous box?! You are a DIY diva! That came out amazing!!!!
Might have to check some of these out. I love to spray paint--- as long as I have the attachable grip gun thing that keeps your pointer finger from getting sore/locked up!
Spray painting is fun and can be addicting.... but you want addicting, buy yourself an air compressor with a brad nailer and a staple gun. FUN!! You'll be looking for things to put together and expanding into light upholstery with your painting! :-)
I'm a newbie to spray painting. Must I prime first? I went to my local DIY home place and the guy there insisted I didn't need to prime things before spray painting. What do you think?
Amy, it depends on what you are spray painting. I am for sure no expert on this but for me things like raw wood that has never been painted before, or something with a crazy pattern or bright color priming might be a good idea.
Good luck!!
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