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Top tips: looking after your PlastiKote spray paint
Inevitably, unless you’re spraying a large item of furniture, you will be left with some paint in the can after using PlastiKote spray paint. These odds and ends of paint are ideal for mini makeovers like transforming a picture frame or spraying the lids of storage jars, so you don’t want to throw it away. Here are four top tips for storing a partially used can:
- When you complete the project in hand, turn the can upside down and spray on to some newspaper until the gas has been expelled and nothing is coming out of the nozzle. This will clear the tube and nozzle of any paint residue and prevent clogging.
- Clean the nozzle with a q-tip to make sure it doesn’t get clogged up.
- Store spray paint cans indoors, in a shed or garage where the temperature won’t fall below freezing.
- A can of unopened spray paint has a shelf-life of approximately 10 years but once used, it should not be stored for more than two years.
How to: gifts from a heart shaped stencil and PlastiKote spray paint
A handmade gift is always much appreciated and never more so than on February 14th! But don’t just make it on Valentine’s Day – our gifts, from a heart shaped stencil and PlastiKote spray paint are made with love for any day of the year…
To make a Valentine’s vase, tealight holder or gift jar, you will need:
Glass jar, bottle, vase
Cardboard with double sided tape OR Large sticky label
PlastiKote spray paint: in our projects we used Stained Glass, Glass Frosting and Metallic Silver
How to:
- Make sure the jar, bottle or vase is clean and dry.
- Draw a heart shape on the cardboard or label and cut out.
- Stick the heart to the jar.
- Apply the spray paint following instructions on the can.
- When dry, carefully remove the heart shape to reveal the clear heart underneath.
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!
Mini make: heart shaped chocolate box with PlastiKote spray paint
Here’s a really affordable and easy make for your loved one on Valentine’s day – or indeed on any day! Spray a maché heart shaped box (Hobbycraft) or an old tin or box that you wish to recycle with PlastiKote spray paint. We used Fast Dry Enamel in Red Metallic, a lovely rich red but you could also use Twist & Spray Bright Red Gloss or Real Red Satin. We applied a paper heart motif to the lid to add interest. Fill the tin with chocolates, their favourite sweets, mementoes of a special day or little love notes. Much more personal and thoughtful than shop-bought!
Instagrammer project: using Chalk from PlastiKote spray paint
We were thrilled to hear from Instagrammer Rosie from Rosie Renovations about her experiments with our new products Chalk and Leaf. Her fabulous makeover of a dining chair is inspirational! Read on to find out how Rosie created this unique and stylish chair. You can find out more about PlastiKote spray paint here.
“I was so excited to try out these new spray chalk paints! I had been given this chair by a lovely friend and kept it for a while waiting for the perfect idea to come along, when I saw the colour options available in these paints I knew it. I went for a dipped leg style using Dark Hessian for the legs and Old Hessian for the body of the chair. This chair was pretty old so to be safe I gave the whole piece a coat of primer. After some careful masking of the different sections and a good shake of the can, application was so easy, smooth and quick. The paint is easily wipeable with soapy water within a few minutes if you do make a little mistake, great!
Spraying outside on a sunny and still day allowed the paint to dry pretty quickly. One coat was perfect then I started having some fun with the Silver Leaf spray. A single spray provided a gorgeous shimmer layer over the Old Hessian – a finish I’ve never created before. I’m so pleased with the results and a spray paint that really makes projects quick and easy. Thank you PlastiKote – I love it!”
Click here to find out more about Rosie’s other projects. If you want to know more about Chalk and Leaf visit the PlastiKote website here. You can also head over to our Pinterest pages and find out what else you can do with Chalk.
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.
Top tips: priming your project with PlastiKote spray paint
Many of our spray paints don’t require a primed surface but our top tip this month is to prime your project if it is to be in everyday use. PlastiKote spray paint has developed a wide range of different primers to make sure your project is fully prepared.
Anything that is going to be used frequently eg items of furniture, will benefit from a coat of primer first as it gives added adhesion and durability.
Priming wooden table with PlastiKote Twist & Spray Primer
We also find that coverage is even better when a coat of primer is applied, especially with our water-based paints.
Bare wood, MDF and terracotta should always be primed. Of course, your colour spray paint will adhere without priming but wood, MDF and terracotta will soak the paint up and you will use a lot more spray paint.
Terracotta pots being primed in Twist & Spray Primer in White
Primer also gives a helping hand when spraying onto metal. Our metal primers also fight rust and offer protection from corrosion.
Priming metal railings with PlastiKote Metal Primer in Red Oxide
Christmas with The Old Haberdashery and PlastiKote spray paint
The Old Haberdashery in Ticehurst, East Sussex is one of our favourite shops and we were very taken with its gorgeous Christmas window display this year. We had an idea the owner might have used spray paint as part of the creative process so we just had to pay a visit to find out more…
Sonia, the owner, set up The Old Haberdashery six years ago and uses the space to showcase her passion for vintage, making and craft. We asked her to tell us more about her Christmas window display…
“Coming from a textile and photography background, I love to play with colour and texture in our visual displays. The annual Christmas window has to stop people in their tracks! This year, I used various PlastiKote spray paints to help me create a vintage eastern European folk theme.
PlastiKote spray paints are so easy to use and the effects you can create change something ordinary like a branch or seed head into something magical.
I layered copper with a covering of gold glitter on seed heads and silver and silver glitter as a highlight on hazel branches which still had their leaves and catkins attached. Great if you don’t want to go down the whole greenery route but want a bit of drama and something different. The spray paints really catch the light too and if you are pushed for time, they offer a quick and easy make!”
If you want to know more about The Old Haberdashery go to www.theoldhaberdashery.com, visit the shop in Ticehurst or check out its Instagram page.