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Spray painted patio chairs

Spray painted patio chairs
How I painted some art chairs using Krylon spray paint.

Last fall I had some clients ask me to paint some old 50's style patio chairs in some animal print look. I decided on zebra and leopard and titled the pair "predator and prey".
 
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Step 1Strip and prime

strip and prime
The first thing is to strip the old paint and prime the surface. I disassembled the chairs and took a paint removal disc mounted to my angle grinder to remove the paint, sandpaper and/or chemical paint stripper will work just as well, I then used my random orbital sander to smooth the grinder marks left behind and to sand between coats of primer.
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2 comments
Jul 31, 2011. 11:12 AMbpickerill says:
These are amazing! great job!
Jul 27, 2011. 10:57 AMCatTrampoline says:
Nice job! I like the theme and you had excellent tips on avoiding commom paint-smearing mistakes in step 4. It is important to know what NOT to do as well as what to do.

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