How and How Long:
- I first disassembled the table by unscrewing all the slats from the metal legs.
- The wood was a bit rotted in places, so when I painted it the red paint really soaked into the wood.
I had to use 2 coats to get a proper coverage of the paint, but it is well worth it.
- Then, I painted the bottom rung and the metal legs blue. I only needed 1 coat for each of these items. The metal took very well and the wooden rung covered nicely also.
- After I let it dry for 25 minutes, I sprayed a white spray paint also made by Krylon (had some left over from a previous project). I let that also dry for about 20 minutes.
- Then, I cut a star out of some vinyl and when I was sure the paint was really good and dry, I placed the cut on top of the white and used a strip to avoid spraying onto the red. I placed the slats as far apart as they would be when the table is reassembled.
- I then used the blue spray paint to paint over the vinyl cut star.
I let that dry for about 20 minutes also.
I reassembled the table
and this is it. I am so in love with my new table. I can't wait to do my chairs now also. I used 1 can of each color and still have about half of a can of the blue left over. The red is almost used up, but I think it's a very affortable project and the color really looks great.
Approximate project time: 2 hours.
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