chalk spray paint
Competition: Win a £50 gift card from The Range with PlastiKote spray paint
Win a £50 gift card from The Range with PlastiKote spray paint in our April competition! And if you want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint visit our website here.
We love a metallic accent around the home and it’s so quick and easy to achieve with Metallic from PlastiKote spray paint. Spray a vase, frame or lamp stand with one of the gorgeous metallic colours from the PlastiKote spray paint range. We’ve chosen three of our favourite metallic finishes – but which is your favourite? The winner will be chosen at random from all entries.
To enter this month’s competition, just email us the name of your favourite Metallic from A: Copper B: Rose Gold and C: Silver together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put APR COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 30th April. Good luck!
We run a competition every month, so do sign up to our newsletter to make sure you are in with a chance to win.
Thank you to everyone for entering our March competition. Our congratulations to Georgia McAllister from Whitehaven who chose C – the Easter project below.
For the terms and conditions of our April competition, click here.
Want to know more about PlastiKote Metallic spray paint? Visit our website here for more information and lots of inspirational project ideas!
Vlog: Leftover art with PlastiKote spray paint
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Top tip: using PlastiKote spray paint on a wet and windy day
One of the most frequently asked questions we get is how do I spray paint when it is raining or windy?
The answer is simple – we use a garage or shed and a cardboard box as a spray booth. A spray booth is easy to make, extremely effective and usually free! Get a big box – the bigger the better. Set it up in your garage or shed, preferably on an old table already covered with newspaper or cardboard.
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Another top tip is to use a smaller box inside your booth to act as a plinth to stand your item to be sprayed on. This can easily be moved to enable access all round your sprayed item without having to touch it. Place the object you want to spray on the plinth and spray.
The overspray stays on the inside of the box. A spray paint booth is ideal for using PlastiKote spray paint on small projects.
Competition: win £50 Etsy gift card with PlastiKote spray paint
Win a £50 Etsy gift card with PlastiKote spray paint in our February competition! This month it’s all about the love but if you want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint visit our website here.
Being the month of love, we thought it would be fun to find out what your favourite romantic film is? Are you old school black and white, comedy, musical or just a plain old soppy story? Let us know your favourite film and we’ll let you know the top three next month. The winner will be chosen at random from all entries.
To enter this month’s competition, just email us the name of your favourite romantic film together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put FEB COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 28th February. Good luck!
We run a competition every month, so do sign up to our newsletter to make sure you are in with a chance to win.
Thank you to everyone for entering our January competition. Our congratulations to Andrew Wedge from Wigan who chose the tin cans as his favourite makeover. He wins some Chalk spray paint and a £25 Hobbycraft gift voucher. Well done, Andrew!
For the terms and conditions of our February competition, click here.
Want to know more about PlastiKote Chalk spray paint? Visit our website here for more information and lots of inspirational project ideas!
How to: the ultimate chalky finish with PlastiKote Chalk spray paint
Introducing Chalk spray paint, the most recent addition to the PlastiKote spray paint range.
With a flat chalky finish, Chalk spray paint is ideal for recycling old furniture or giving a vintage look to something more modern. There are seven heritage colours to choose from with three more being added in the Spring. You can also find out more about Chalk on the PlastiKote website here.
Chalk colours: Dark Hessian , Old Hessian, Pale Rose, Vintage White, Pastel Green, Frost Blue, Caffe Espresso
You can use one colour over another and then gently rub back to reveal both layers. Or spray Chalk over Gold or Silver in the new Leaf spray paints and then lightly rub back to give an aged look.
Leaf spray paint in Gold and Silver
Here’s a picture of one of our favourite projects in Chalk – a cabinet sprayed in Pale Rose.
How to:
- Give the cabinet a light sanding to give a good key for the Chalk paint.
- Make sure the cabinet is clean and all dust from the sanding is removed by wiping with a damp cloth and allowing to dry,
- When completely dry, use Twist & Spray Primer to give a light base coat all over. This will increase coverage, adhesion and durability.
- Following the instructions on the can, apply Chalk. It’s really important to shake the can for the stated 3 minutes before spraying to ensure the paint mixes well. We recommend shaking the can regularly throughout the spraying process and particularly in between coats.
- The paint will be dry in two to three hours but allow the paint on the cabinet to completely Harden off for 48-72 hour before using.
Here are a few more Chalk projects we’ve been working on over the last few months:
Bathroom caddy in Chalk Frost Blue. Key cabinet in Chalk Vintage White
Sewing box in Chalk Caffe Espresso. Stool in Chalk Pastel Green
Instagrammer project: upcycling with Chalk and @Lanni_x
It seems our hot new product Chalk spray paint is quite a hit with the interior design world – and it was great to find instagrammer Lanni illustrating it on her stylish and inspirational Instagram page @lanni_x.
Lanni is a wife and mum of two from Manchester. She brings her style and flair to her work as a hairdresser but by far her biggest passion is interiors. She told us:
“I love nothing more than finding my next project to do around the house, especially upcycling old furniture. I find it saves so much money which is great when you have a family and house to run. I started my interior Instagram page about a year ago and since then I have done many diy projects which I often share on my page @lanni_x. My absolute favourites to date are my ones using Plastikote. Mainly because it’s so simple to use, very quick and easy to apply and so effective that it can totally change the look of something.”
Lanni upcycled an old gold mirror using our new Chalk spray paint in vintage white.
The gold mirror before
It now makes an elegant statement in her home. We love how Lanni brings light and style into her interiors.
The mirror sprayed with Chalk spray paint in Vintage White
Here’s a couple of Lanni’s projects – we urge you to visit her Instagram page and find out more! Click here.
In the January issue
WIN! £50 Ikea gift card : HOW TO recycle with spray paint : VLOG chair and lampstand revamp