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    Home » Crafts » Painting Mason Jars | Paint Sprayer

    Painting Mason Jars | Paint Sprayer

    Published by Gail | Published May 4, 2021 | Updated December 13, 2022
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    Here's a fun and easy way of painting mason jars FOUR different colors without changing out your paint cup or cleaning your paint sprayer. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #painting #masonjars #easy #diy via @repurposedlife

    I'm so excited to show you an easy way of painting mason jars FOUR different colors without changing out your paint cup or cleaning your paint sprayer. That makes this project go very quick.

    Painting Mason Jars

    materials for Mason Jar Tissue Holders

    In all, I painted 23 quart mason jars with four different colors of paint with my Super Finish Max paint sprayer. These are the supplies needed to make great teacher and neighbor gifts.

    • Super Finish Max
    • Quart Mason Jars
    • Alcohol
    • Paint
    • Canvas
    • Tissues
    • Vinyl or stickers

    Prep Mason Jars for Painting

    wipe glass with alcohol

    Before painting glass mason jars, you will need to clean them with alcohol. I used a paper towel and you can see how dirty they were by the residue on the paper towel.

    Use a Paint Sprayer

    use green tip for spraying glass jars

    For this project I chose the green tip (2.0 mm). I used chalk paint in each of my four colors. Some of the paint has been around for awhile, so I used mesh paint strainers.

    finish max super paints glass jars

    It’s a good idea to dial the flow control knob down until you see how the paint flows onto your project. I chose to leave the caps in place so the jar rings will match the jar color. The lids were helpful in keeping the paint from getting inside the jars.

    white painted mason jars

    To keep from emptying your cup or cleaning your sprayer, start with your lightest color. Make sure you get good coverage all around the mason jars because you won’t be able to do more coats later. I prefer to do 2-3 light coats. They dry quickly this way.

    Painting Mason Jars Different Colors

    add blue paint

    Paint color #2 is a light blue. I poured it directly into the white paint, and stirred it really well.

    add another color to paint cup

    Paint color #3 is a medium gray which I poured into the blue paint. Be sure to stir the paint.

    gray mason jars

    As I get to this point, I’m trying to figure out which color is my favorite!! Keeping your air cap in a vertical position gives you a nice horizontal spray pattern, perfect for getting great coverage on the mason jars.

    store extra paint in water bottle

    As I was ready to move onto to my last color, I noticed there was quite a bit of gray left in the paint cup. I grabbed a water bottle and poured the excess paint into it for another project.

    Do I Have to Clean the Sprayer Between Colors?

    no need to clean in between colors

    Without cleaning the sprayer between colors, the final color was navy blue. When it was time to clean the sprayer, this is what my pickup tube looked like. Because the Super Finish Max sprays down to nearly the last drop, there’s no need to fill up the paint cup. You can see by the paint  on the tube, that there wasn’t much navy blue paint in the cup.

    You may also see why I had to pour out some of the gray paint before adding the navy blue.

    how to paint mason jars quicklyI can’t imagine how long it would take to paint all of these jars by hand! Personally, I think I like the navy blue mason jars the best.

    Paint Sprayer | Painting Mason Jarssuper finish max mason jar tissue holders MyRepurposedLife

    Check out my post Mason Jar Tissue Holders to see which tissues work best, and all my other tips and trips to make these the easiest gifts for neighbors and teachers!

    Happy Painting!

    gail

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    1. John VanDerLinden

      May 04, 2021 at 6:45 pm

      How did you cut the hole in the lid & what shape is the hole

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      • Gail Wilson

        May 07, 2021 at 9:46 pm

        I didn't use the lid, but instead opted for a piece of canvas. For that I just made a slit north and south, and east and west. 😉 Or up and down and side to side.

        I hope that helps!

        gail

    2. Jennie

      May 04, 2021 at 9:25 am

      I did the pour the next color in when I did ombré on a chest of drawers. It was for a friend, so I didn’t pick the colors. She cut the feet off so it would be kitchen island height. The first color is a really dark lobster and it got to about the color of shrimp on top. She has green cabinets and blue backsplash. It’s bright.

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      • Gail Wilson

        May 04, 2021 at 9:56 am

        Awesome way to do an ombre! I've yet to paint anything truly in an obmre pattern.

        Thanks Jennie!

        gail

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