How To Paint A Metal Locker Using A Paint Sprayer
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In this tutorial I show you how to paint a metal locker the easy way.
I’ve been putting this project off for over a year. I don’t know why. Yes, I do. I was thinking about how hard it would be to brush paint the inside of a metal locker. Then I came up with a plan, an easy plan.
I bought the metal locker at a local thrift/flea market shop. I think I paid $30 for it but maybe a little less. The locker had been painted at least once. The color is what I would call “yucky brown”.
The locker was full of shelves. The metal parts were rusty and crusty and there were shelves made of MDF that were not original to the locker. I cleaned the locker using the shop vac and Simple Green. I didn’t remove all the rust and crust. I’m just going to paint over it.
Can you imagine trying to paint all of those shelves and bottom sides of the shelves and all those corners with a paint brush. I can and it’s not something I want to do.
I have this handy dandy paint sprayer from HomeRight. It’s the HomeRight Finish Max Pro Fine Finish Sprayer and it can be used for any home paint projects. Using a paint sprayer is the only way to go for projects like this locker.
The process is easy. Just fill the paint container with paint (you may need to thin the paint with water), hook the hose to the paint gun and base, plug it in, and go to town.
I’m sorry there are not more photos of me painting the locker. The only photo of the process was taken by the JTS. He happened to be around for a bit and snapped a shot.
It’s hard to take photos and use the paint sprayer at the same time. It’s too much trouble to set up the camera and tripod. My neighbors already think I’m nuts. They would really get a kick out of the camera on the tripod clicking away taking photos of me in my element.
I used the Finish Max paint sprayer to apply sealer. This is great because I hate brushing on sealer, I always have brush marks. See the project here…Apply Clear Sealer With A Paint Sprayer.
We used the handy dandy sprayer to paint our louvered closet doors, making the job so much easier. I made a short video of the hubby spraying the doors. See it below….
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This is how I applied the paint with the paint sprayer to get the ombre look……I applied one coat of gray primer (my favorite Glidden Gripper) and then one coat of white paint. Next, I mixed a little blue paint in with the white paint and sprayed the lower two-thirds of the locker.
At this point, the upper third or so of the locker was white paint and the bottom two-thirds of the locker was medium blue. Now to apply the final color to the bottom one-third of the locker. I mixed more blue paint with the medium blue paint to make a darker blue. Then I sprayed the bottom one-third kind of willy nilly.
I only applied one coat of each color. Each coat took about 10 minutes to spray on…inside and out…so easy! I’m thinking about all the bright colors and fun designs I could make……maybe another locker one of these days. Have to find one first.
The locker was dark and drab, and I wanted it to look light and airy, so I gave it a sky/cloud effect. The JTS put casters on the locker right after I brought it home….. I don’t know where those pics are!
It’s fun to do something unique and outside of the box every once in a while. I’m loving the look. What do you guys think?
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