I used two trestles and some leftover wood.
Can faux wood blinds be spray painted.
The husband has a spray gun so this was really easy load the paint and spray.
These were faux wood blinds probably made out of some sorty of vinyl or plastic.
I want to paint my white faux wood blinds.
He could have used my bff the paintbrush it just would have taken a bit longer the thing about this project is the time paint let dry completely turn the slats over paint let dry completely repeat on the next window.
Test out your ideas on a scrap piece of wood or cardboard.
Decide on a pattern or texture before you begin painting.
You just need to hang the blinds in a way to be able to open and close the blinds.
In the next picture the left side has 2 coats and the right side only one.
If you do this know that the paint may not be smooth.
Spray paint made for plastic but doubt they will work well once done.
The paint will freeze up the strings.
On mar 28 2019.
The spray paint also made the strings stiff so that does affect the how easily the blinds raises and lowers.
If your faux wood blinds have been painted before you will have to remove the old paint with a non corrosive paint remover before you clean them.
Use light coats of spray paint to cover the entire slat.
Spray painting blinds february 2020 i was excited to see that the girls over at shanty2chic were hosting a rust oleum linky party because as you know spray paint is one of.
What would i use.
I let it dried a bit before closing the blinds and spraypainting again.
And the much improved with a can of spray paint after.
Use what you have on hand.
You may use a sponge or other implement to add texture to your blinds.
Hope it works out for you.
Harsh chemicals can actually damage your blinds.
Once your slats are completely dry apply a coat of satin or semi gloss latex finish to each one and let them sit for at least 24 hours.
If i sprayed blinds again i would use rit dye and dye the strings instead of spray painting.
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