Spray Paint Window Blinds

You know how we can be in a hurry sometimes well too often.

Spray paint window blinds.

Spray paint the blinds put down a drop cloth or tarp then lay out the slats. I needed to get this done fast and there was no way i would take down my blinds piece by piece to paint it. When deciding to spray paint what you have instead of buying new you need to calculate the cost of supplies and your time as to whether that outweighs the expense of new blinds. Paint the blinds with a spray paint formulated for metal surfaces.

There was a surprising amount of paint that came out. I did this with the last can. Shake the spray can for a minute or two. The shellac spray primer will bind to bare wood or wood finished with both oil and water based coatings.

Then spray the blinds beginning and ending each paint burst beyond the edge of the blinds to help prevent drips. Kilz original 13 oz. Paint the horizontal bar that holds the blinds up as well. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience and at no extra cost to you.

How to paint blinds. The spray paint also made the strings stiff so that does affect the how easily the blinds raises and lowers. Once the paint dries apply another coat if necessary allowing it to dry as well. Make sure you have enough space between them so you can paint the sides at the same time.

Flip the slats over and paint the other side with two to three thin coats of paint. When there is only a little paint left in the can you may be better off spraying it into a plastic cup and then using a paint brush to paint the blinds in sections that need it. Allow the blinds to dry overnight then reassemble and rehang them. White low odor oil based interior primer spray sealer and stain blocker.