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Step 3Spray cream
Spray cream! That's not the confectionery dessert topping that comes in a can, but good old fashioned off-white spray paint. This technique requires a nice thick coat. To get a thick coat build it up a layer at a time. This shouldn't take long, but it does require a bit of patience. Don't spray it all at once as thickly as you can, because the paint will run and then you will have to wipe it off and start again, and that can be very messy.
I used mat paint and sprayed about 5 or 10 coats. You might find that as the first couple of coats go on there are little areas or spots that don't seem to take the paint so well. Don't worry about those, just wait for the paint to dry for about 10 or 15 minutes and then dust over another coat, eventually these spots will go. For the best effect hold the item to be sprayed (wand in this case) at arm's length and move the can backwards and forwards along the wand length pressing the spray button only when the can is moving. let go of the spray button at the end of each pass so the paint doesn't build up too thickly at each end of the spray area. As you do this rotate the wand in your hand so that it gets a nice even coating.
Stand the wand, tip down, in a highball glass in between each coat and leave it somewhere warm to dry off, say on top of a radiator or in the airing cupboard. Beware of the smell though. Some people like the smell of drying spray paint, some do not. If you live with someone who does not, perhaps the best place to do this is the garage. (Never spray in a confined space as the fumes can be dangerous)
I used mat paint and sprayed about 5 or 10 coats. You might find that as the first couple of coats go on there are little areas or spots that don't seem to take the paint so well. Don't worry about those, just wait for the paint to dry for about 10 or 15 minutes and then dust over another coat, eventually these spots will go. For the best effect hold the item to be sprayed (wand in this case) at arm's length and move the can backwards and forwards along the wand length pressing the spray button only when the can is moving. let go of the spray button at the end of each pass so the paint doesn't build up too thickly at each end of the spray area. As you do this rotate the wand in your hand so that it gets a nice even coating.
Stand the wand, tip down, in a highball glass in between each coat and leave it somewhere warm to dry off, say on top of a radiator or in the airing cupboard. Beware of the smell though. Some people like the smell of drying spray paint, some do not. If you live with someone who does not, perhaps the best place to do this is the garage. (Never spray in a confined space as the fumes can be dangerous)
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