Can I Spray Paint Ceiling Fan Blades

Take the metal arms and the bottom plate outside to spray paint.

Can i spray paint ceiling fan blades.

Of course now i recommend taking the fan down and outside to spray the parts and then reinstall. I left the main part of the fan in place and just removed the blades. Once it s ready to go spray the blades and or hardware pieces with a thin even coat. Spray the fan blades and hardware pieces with a thin even coat of primer.

For this video we used an enamel spray paint with primer. Spray paint in hand i tackled the fan. You can use a traditional stain or you can use a stain poly blend. When the blade s top side is almost dry turn it over to paint the underside.

Spray one to two coats of kilz primer onto the fan parts. Allow the blades and hardware to air dry thoroughly. Spray fan with clear primer. In an old t shirt and gloves shake up the bottle and test it on an area of old newspaper or cardboard.

If you use an oil based paint wear gloves as the paint likes to stick around. Spray clear primer over fan blades. An outdoor ceiling fan can provide cooling breezes and light to outdoor living spaces that are exposed to the elements. Doing it this way i could paint the fan by myself.

Assembling painted fan blades. Allow them to air dry. It may help when you put it back together. As you can see i removed only the blades and i covered the bulb sockets with tape.

Let the primer dry. You should re assemble the fan unit only when the fan blades have completely dried. Even if you splat it on the paint sorta smooths itself out as it dries and has a spray paint finish to it in the end very smooth and even. Transform a builder grade ceiling fan with paint and decorative tape.

But i did not sand the brass. Painting the ceiling blades. I cleaned the brass well on both the fan and the vents. The one suggestion i would strongly caution is take pictures of the process.

Once all the blades and hardware are dry you re finally ready to spray your color. You can remove the fan from the ceiling and take it outside to spray paint or you can do what i did. It s easiest to work with primer in spray paint form when it comes to a ceiling fan. Lay them on a tarp or drop cloth.

I then spray painted the parts that attached to the blades and also the screws that hold in the light globes the same silver. Clean the fan blades arms and the brass bottom cover well with a damp rag and some multi purpose spray cleaner if necessary. For the connectors i did a nice thick coat with a cheap brush. Apply multiple coats until you ve achieved the coverage you want.

I sprayed using short strokes while trying just to get everything covered but not force the spray paint incase it went where it shouldn t go. I had to disassemble the entire fan in order to refinish it.