How To Restore Metal Garden Furniture
How to Paint Metal Patio Furniture | The Home Depot
From priming to painting tips, here’s what a professional restorer says to do. Your old metal garden furniture is teeming with restoration potential, it just takes a little work. That’s why when you find that your favorite piece of outdoor furniture is beginning to rust, chip, or show signs of aging, it pays to know what to do to help bring it back to its original integrity. “At a certain point, if left unattended to, rust can eventually compromise the structural stability of the furniture,” explains Jane Henry of , a full-service antique conservation and restoration shop based in New York City. “This is most often caught on the underside of furniture, where the moisture can collect in the nuts or rivets that hold the furniture together.” Looking for advice on how to restore your aluminum and wrought iron garden furniture, so you won’t have to ever bid it adieu? We asked Henry to take us through the step-by-step process, and here’s what she had to say. Scrub Clean The Metal FurnitureThorough preparation is the key to a long-lasting paint finish. Scrub the garden furniture with hot water and detergent to remove any traces of grease and dust particles. Rinse with lots of clean water. Mop up surplus water with a sponge and leave to dry out completely before moving on to the next step. Cover Everything That You Dont Want PaintedUsually I would spray paint on my lawn , so that the paint drift doesnt land on anything important. On this occasion, it was about to rain, so I decided to do the painting under my carport. To avoid the drift from painting anything I was partial too, I moved everything from a 4-foot radius of the paint zone and covered the concrete with plastic bags. A drop cloth probably would work better since it is less likely to be slippery when you walk on it. I recommend wearing a face mask to avoid inhaling the spray paint and wearing olds shoes/clothes that you wont mind getting paint on. Walking on spray paint can make your shoes initially sticky and then slick as they get covered in dirt/leaves/etc that stick on the bottom. Recommended Reading: Build Grill Surround How Do You Paint Steel Mesh FurnitureYouve chosen a paint colour and youre ready to go. Heres our step-by-step guide to preparing and painting steel mesh furniture, using a spray paint like Rust-Oleum.
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