spray paint plastic chairs

Is your outdoor furniture looking tired and worn out? Don’t toss it—refresh it! With time and effort, you can renew your patio furniture and give it a new look for a fraction of the cost of buying new. In this post, I’ll show you how to clean, repair, and paint your old pieces so they’re ready to shine all season long. Whether your furniture is metal, wood, or plastic, there’s a way to bring it back to life!

I have some quick and easy spray paint projects to show you. I’ll show you how to spray paint plastic chairs and refresh metal patio furniture.

If you’re looking for tips and ideas, you can find more projects here: The Power of Spray Paint

First, let’s talk about the ugliest chairs ever!

Spray Paint Plastic Chairs

Do you have some of these cheap plastic chairs that are ridiculously stained and ugly? I have had four of them for so long that I don’t even know where they came from. Did you know you can spray paint plastic chairs?

So, I had all this spray paint . . .

Can you believe this stash? My sister gave it to me when she quit crafting. Years later, I still had some left because I had been trying to make it last.

How To Paint Plastic Chairs

1. Clean your old chairs. As in my case, you may need a hose or a cleaning and degreasing product.
2. Allow the chairs to dry thoroughly.
3. Spray several light, even coats following the manufacturer’s directions for drying time and recoat.

There are two main enemies of spray paint. Those would be dirt and water.

I hosed down two ugly chairs and left them in the sun to dry.

Then I painted them! It was just an experiment. The chairs were so ugly that I really didn’t have anything to lose. Each chair took an entire can of paint.

At least now, when I sat in them after painting them, I didn’t get that nasty white film on my clothes.

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So, I’m not sure it’s all that thrifty to paint your chairs. However, it did keep them out of the landfill. At first, I wasn’t sure how well it would hold up, but it’s been years since I painted them.

They held up so well that I put them to the curb when I no longer needed them, and a neighbor took them.

Would you believe that a second neighbor is now using them?

The paint seemed to cure over the first few days to the point where I thought they could actually be stacked. That is important with all paint—you must let it cure thoroughly.

Now, how about another quick paint project?

Spray Painting Metal Furniture

Years ago, I traded my cousin Terry this patio set for a concrete table and benches. I definitely got the better end of the deal. I think these chairs will last forever! They were a cream color in their younger days. When I got them from Terry, they were black. But the black paint had been peeling a lot, so I thought it was time for a makeover.

I used Krylon’s Dual paint, which is a paint and primer in one. This project required several cans.

I painted this small table to match the chairs.

Do you love the new color as much as I do? So much better than the peeling black paint. Isn’t spray paint amazing?

gail

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