How To Spray Paint Wall Mounted Lighting

Remove the wire nuts and wires from the light fixture.

How to spray paint wall mounted lighting.

Paint two coats of paint onto light fixture with a small 1 2 soft bristle paintbrush. Spray painting an outdoor brass light fixture. How to update a brass light fixture using spray paint to get a glossy finish. Step three clean the light fixture before painting.

It got a little paint too. Spray paint and primer in one formula of spray paint. This will take a few minutes but it s worth it. Just for y all i am going to keep it real.

Step four apply paint. First we took down the old fixture. Use a degreaser like tsp on a damp rag and wipe any dust or dirt off the outside of the light fixture. This is best when painting with a brush since spray paint has a tendency to dust everything in the room turn off the power to the light fixture for safety.

Paint mask to help lessen breathing in the paint fumes. Remove the screws holding the light fixture. Spray painting light fixtures. You can see a sneak peek of the old gallery wall.

To paint brass light fixtures. You can either remove the light fixture from the wall or ceiling or you can paint it in place. I ll be sharing the new foyer look once i get it finished. You don t want to get spray paint on your wall it s oil based and that wont work if you need to paint over it with latex.

It s usually easier to paint the fixture if it s removed but if you can t remove it or don t want to you just need to make sure you don t paint the wall to which it s attached or any adjacent surfaces. Use an electrical tester to make sure the power is off. Here it is before and the old wall paint color and here it is now along with the new wall paint color. Turn the power off to the light fixture.

Sand each part very very well. Back to good spray painting practices. Now comes the fun part okay it is the not so fun part but it is necessary. When spraying bigger items i use this set up or a tent shelter.

But just look at that fixture would you ever guess it s been painted. Before painting you must either take the fixture down from its mount or mask the surrounding surfaces. Ick next you will need to dismantle your fixture and clean each piece really well. First i took out the bulbs and took off the shades then i taped around the sconces where it met the wall with painter s tape.

It s not necessary to clean anywhere but the outside of the light.