DIY How To Spray Paint Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Chandelier

November 11, 2017

When I laid out to redo our office, I knew I would postulate to supersede the ugly outdated flushmount that was already installed. It was real 1970's as well as real brown. I couldn't afford to splurge on a $100-$300 chandelier, as well as hence instead I decided to discovery an former brass chandelier as well as update it myself.
Here's what I ended upwards with.

I knew I would postulate to supersede the ugly outdated flushmount that was already installed DIY How To Spray Paint Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Chandelier

In the end, it toll me less than $20 total, as well as it looks fabulous inwards the office.

and a closeup:

Here's what I did.

I searched eBay as well as constitute an former brass chandelier for $10.

It arrived quickly, as well as I ended upwards alongside well-nigh 1 1000000 pieces to assemble.

Here are the 1 1000000 pieces I was referring to:

I started yesteryear using my blueish painters record to comprehend upwards whatever parts of the chandelier that I didn't desire spray painted. I covered the cord & electrical bits alongside a plastic handbag (taped off at the top) as well as taped the component where you screw inwards the bulb (it was already white).

I used an former slice of fighting forest to laid everything on exterior as well as hence that I could spray pigment it.

Then I sprayed the entire chandelier alongside 2 low-cal coats of spray paint, allowing them to dry out for well-nigh xxx minutes inwards betwixt coats. Make certain you lot larn every piffling nook & cranny, as well as flip all of the pieces over as well as larn the underside in 1 lawsuit your commencement coat is dry. Since it is hanging upwards high, you lot run into the underside to a greater extent than than you lot practise the top.

I would recommend using a spray pigment that has primer all ready inwards it as well as hence that you lot tin eliminate having to practise a whole split upwards coat of primer. I used Rustoleum White as well as it worked great.

Once the chandelier was dry, I hauled it dorsum within as well as began removing the painter's tape. (Sorry well-nigh that gorgeous nighttime character photo!)

Once the tape was all off, the side yesteryear side footstep was to affix the crystals to the chandelier. I ordered my crystals off of eBay, too. I was able to larn half-dozen crystal droplets as well as 1 yard of crystal chain for $7 total. I couldn't discovery it that inexpensive anywhere else.

To attach them, you tin piece of occupation whatever you lot want, but I chose to piece of occupation moving-picture demo hanging wire. I but cutting a piffling slice of the wire, threaded it through the ends of the crystal chain, and fastened it around the chandelier arms.

Attaching the crystal droplets was fifty-fifty easier because they came alongside piffling metallic cardinal rings attached to them. Once I had all of the crystals attached, She was ready to hang!

This is where Jesse comes into play, equally I e'er delegate my chandelier hanging duties to him. My participation afterwards this betoken was to but mitt him this didactics canvass as well as tell 'Help.'.