Can You Spray Paint Ceiling Fan Blades

Allow them to air dry.

Can you spray paint ceiling fan blades.

Now we are going to paint all of the fan s hardware. November 10 2013 at 4 47 am. Spray clear primer over fan blades. But i did not sand the brass.

Painting the ceiling blades. I cleaned the brass well on both the fan and the vents. Assembling painted fan blades. Having your ceiling and fan blades painted the same flat white color helps the blades blend into the ceiling and almost disappear.

All you need to complete the project is a friend and some simple tools. You could use generic liquid primer but this stuff is much less messy and goes on easier and more evenly. Use these step by step instructions and see how you can install your own ceiling fan. Then you can spray paint without getting it everywhere.

It s easiest to work with primer in spray paint form when it comes to a ceiling fan. As you can see i removed only the blades and i covered the bulb sockets with tape. Shake the spray can thoroughly before use. Spray fan with clear primer.

When you spray you want to spray 6 to 8 inches away from the surface and work in a side to side motion across the blade so you get an even coat. When the blade s top side is almost dry turn it over to paint the underside. Apply several thin coasts allowing each coat to dry before applying the next coat. Doing it this way i could paint the fan by myself.

What if after painting and putting back up they shake when running. You should re assemble the fan unit only when the fan blades have completely dried. Transform a builder grade ceiling fan with paint and decorative tape. I left the main part of the fan in place and just removed the blades.

You can remove the fan from the ceiling and take it outside to spray paint or you can do what i did. Once it s ready to go spray the blades and or hardware pieces with a thin even coat.