How To Paint Sheet Metal Wall Faux

I liked the spray for this because it doesn t get the paper mache too wet.

How to paint sheet metal wall faux.

Apartment therapy has this cool technique to achieve this look. The back side of each is finished with the pretty copper paint. Once they are dry get a small paint brush like the medium sized one here paint brushes. I had annie.

Cover the area in silver paint completely including sides with the 1 2 brush. Then dab the 1 4 brush in black then in copper without mixing the paint too much and dab it in random areas. A metallic faux finish can give a room the look of brushed metal creating the rustic look of hand formed metal or an ultramodern appearance depending on your furniture and appliances follow the simple instructions below to successfully create a metallic faux finish on any wall. A metallic silver paint a creamy white paint and a black paint.

Paint a faux concrete wall finish. First you paint another coat of the copper metallic paint and then immediately spray on the patina solution. Then you apply a second coat of the metal paint and spray on the patina while that 2nd coat is still wet. It looks soft and contemporary i feel like it s abstract expressionism painted on the wall.

Spray the item with any kind of shiny silver metal spray. You start a faux finish with a base coat of a dixie belle chalk paint in any shade you d like. I put a few different colors of paint on a paper plate. Only the front of each piece got the patina spray.

This is the kind i used metallic silver. Roll the glaze onto the wall work on one manageable section at a time and brush around the corners working out 3 or 4 feet onto the wall. Lightly fill a 3 8 nap roller and roll the wall space from ceiling to floor. Roll up and down several times to spread the glaze out leaving a thin even coat.

Then apply 1 coat of the metal paint and let that dry. Spray clear coat for sealer. To contain the spray i placed the wood pieces in a box. You could probably used the hammered type too just make sure it has some shine to it.

Create faux fabric effect. Loving this distressed look. Here s a list of what you ll need to follow my faux metal paint technique. I started by spray painting the watering can with this gray spray paint to create a plain gray base.