Painting a refrigerator or other large piece of furniture is an easy and inexpensive way to beautify your kitchen. You can choose a variety of paint colors to suit the mood of the room, such as white, black, gray, or brown. Once you've selected and purchased your paint, you can apply it to your furniture in a few easy steps.
Step
Step 1. Choose whether to paint with a brush or spray
Paint brushes or sprays, as well as suitable paint, can be purchased at a home supply store.
- Painting with a brush will leave fewer marks, and is great if you can't get the furniture out. However, the brush marks will stick to the furniture, unless you take additional steps to smooth the surface of the furniture. To smooth the surface of the furniture, you can use a sponge brush while the paint is still wet.
- Spray painting will shorten the painting time, as well as produce a neat and smooth furniture surface. However, you should cover the area around the furniture with plastic, or paint the refrigerator outdoors.
Step 2. Unplug the power cord from the refrigerator, and keep the refrigerator away from the wall or other cabinets
This way, you can reach all sides of the refrigerator.
Step 3. Clean the surface of the refrigerator thoroughly with an ammonia solution to remove all adhering dirt
After that, let the refrigerator air dry for 1 hour until the surface of the refrigerator is completely dry. Do not dry the refrigerator with a cloth or tissue because the fibers of the cloth may stick to the surface of the refrigerator.
Step 4. Remove rust on the surface of the refrigerator so that rust does not appear after the refrigerator is painted
To remove rust, you can use an over-the-counter rust remover product at a hardware store.
Step 5. Cover or remove areas of the refrigerator that should not be painted
Specialized tape, such as painter tape, can cover areas where paint shouldn't be, and can be removed easily from most surfaces.
Step 6. Paint the refrigerator by following the directions on the paint can
Generally, you should perform the following steps:
- Shake or stir the paint until it dissolves.
- Coat the surface of the refrigerator with a thin layer of paint evenly. Generally, you need to repeat this step 2-3 times.
- Let the paint dry for 10-15 minutes before re-coating the surface of the refrigerator with paint.
- Allow the paint to dry for 24 hours before returning the refrigerator to its original position.
Tips
- If you are painting indoors, make sure the room is well ventilated. Open doors and windows if available, or turn on fans.
- To smooth the surface of the refrigerator before painting, you can sand the refrigerator lightly. However, do not let you lose the original paint.
- In addition to smoothing the surface of the refrigerator, sanding the refrigerator with coarse sandpaper can also help the paint stick more firmly.
