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Competition: WIN a £50 Ikea gift card with PlastiKote spray paint
Enter our easy competition for your chance to win a £50 gift card to spend in Ikea.
Bottles are a favourite of ours to upcycle – not only do they look great but they can be put to use in various ways – as decoration, a vase, a candleholder, a table centre. Here are three of our favourite bottle makeovers – A These candleholders were sprayed with Stone Effect spray paint for a lovely textured finish; B Chalk spray paint was used to create these pretty summer vases; C String was wrapped round a Twist & Spray painted white bottle making a stylish bathroom decoration. Which do you like best?
To enter this month’s competition, just email us your favourite – A, B or C – together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put SEPT COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 30th September. Good luck!
We run a competition every month and entrants’ email addresses are added to our database to receive our monthly newsletter. If you wish to enter our competition but do not want to receive the monthly newsletter, please state NO MARKETING in your email.
Thank you to everyone who entered our August competition. Our congratulations to Angie Pickering from Chester who chose Mirror B as her favourite mirror makeover. We love this mirror too – reminds us of the Sleeping Beauty mirror! Angie will receive a £50 gift card for The Range.
For the terms and conditions of our Septermber competition, click here.
Want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint? Visit our website here for more information and lots of inspirational ideas!
Top tip: multi-use clothes pegs with PlastiKote spray paint
The humble wooden clothes peg is so useful. We spray ours with leftover PlastiKote spray paint – Fast Dry Enamel, Twist & Spray, Metallic or Chalk will all work well – and use for many a tidy-up job around the house and garden.
Fix above the sink to hold rubber gloves or stick on the fridge door to hold a shopping list.
Spray pegs a different colour for each member of the family and encourage them to keep their wellies upright and together!
Keep seed packets tidy whilst helping to keep the tops from opening up and spilling out the seeds from within.
A little make that comes in really handy!
Follow us on Instagram @plastikoteuk for more ideas and projects.
For product information, visit the website www.plastikote.co.uk.
How to: garden furniture makeover with PlastiKote spray paint
Recycle, recycle, recycle! That’s our ethos and this garden furniture set shows that we practise what we preach. The beauty of PlastiKote spray paint is not only can it bring something back to life but if you get bored of the colour or need to change the look, you can do so quickly, easily and inexpensively.
This garden table and chairs were inherited nine years ago in a sad and sorry state after many years of use. Using PlastiKote Metal Protekt spray paint in Black, it was brought back to its former glory.
A couple of years later, the set was sprayed this gorgeous red and moved to become a focal point in a leafy spot in the garden.
A house move meant the furniture found a new home on a parterre with a colour scheme of white and green planting. The red was too harsh, so Warm Grey was chosen to tone it down.
With the introduction of PlastiKote’s NEW Garden spray paint, we couldn’t resist the Surf Green and the table and chairs were sprayed to now sit proudly in their new sunny spot overlooking the lawn.
If you’re considering spraying your garden furniture, here are some top tips:
- Make sure the furniture is clean and dry. Use wire wool or a wire brush to clean off any flakes of rust or old paint. Wash with warm soapy water before allowing to dry thoroughly.
- If you’re back to bare metal or wood in any area on the furniture, we’d definitely recommend using a PlastiKote Primer – Metal Primer if you have rust spots. Even if you’re just covering old paint, after prepping as above, priming will not only ‘kill’ the colour you’re covering and give you a good surface for the top coat, it will also give you added durability.
- Follow instructions on the can for the best finish.
- Allow to thoroughly harden off before using.
- If possible, put garden furniture in a shed or garage over the winter to protect paint from the harsher weather.
For more garden projects, check out our Garden Glory board on Pinterest.
Reader project: amazing upcycles with PlastiKote spray paint
Jack is a big fan of PlastiKote spray paint, using it for many of his wonderful upcycled projects. Based on the south coast, he loves upcycling – it’s his hobby and passion. He told us:
“I’m Jack from @south.66 (we use Instagram as our platform to reach the masses) and our mission is to recycle, upcycle and become more self-sufficient. The waste we create has to stop. We are also big fans of hand-made individuality. Not mass production of the same old tat. Simply, if you need something, make it. Get the kids involved and make making fun. Put your stamp on something.
Now when it comes to making, time is of the essence and I need a quality product. PlastiKote ticks all the boxes, offers a perfect finish, easy spray technology is brilliant and makes painting mess free. Drying time is quick too.
Recently I needed a sandwich board and it’s not something you see on the high street so thought ‘let’s make one!’. I already had a can of PlastiKote Chalkboard spray paint (see the full make process @south.66 on Instagram) so I made the frame and then sprayed the main body with the Chalkboard. Three coats later, we had our board made all from recycled pallet wood. Cost was pennies.”
If you’d like to see more of Jack’s projects, click here to visit his Instagram page.
For more information on PlastiKote spray paint visit our website.
Competition: win a £50 gift card for The Range with PlastiKote spray paint
Enter our simple competition for your chance to win a £50 gift card to spend in The Range.
Our vlog this month shows how to make over a metallic framed mirror with PlastiKote Chalk spray paint. Once sprayed, it was lightly rubbed back with sandpaper giving a distressed finish – we loved it!
Here are three more mirrors we’ve transformed with spray paint. We used PlastiKote Metallic in Brushed Nickel on Mirror A , PlastiKote Twist & Spray in White Satin on Mirror B and PlastiKote Glass Frosting on Mirror C. Which do you like the best?
To enter this month’s competition, just email us your favourite – A, B or C – together with your name, address and phone number to competition@spraypaintideas.co.uk and put AUG COMP as the subject. We’ll pick one lucky winner at random after the closing date of 31st August. Good luck!
We run a competition every month and entrants’ email addresses are added to our database to receive our monthly newsletter. If you wish to enter our competition but do not want to receive the monthly newsletter, please state NO MARKETING in your email.
Thank you to everyone who entered our July competition. Our congratulations to Christine Lockley from Sheffield who chose Exotic Sea as her favourite coloured bottle. She will receive a £50 Etsy gift card.
For the terms and conditions of our August competition, click here.
Want to know more about PlastiKote spray paint? Visit our website here for more information and lots of inspirational project ideas!
Mini makes: recycle wine boxes with PlastiKote spray paint
Wine boxes are too good to end up on the bonfire or landfill. With some easy prep and a couple of coats of PlastiKote spray paint, a wine box can be made into something useful and decorative for the garden.
Give the box a good clean and make sure it’s thoroughly dry before spraying. Being bare wood, we recommend priming the box with Twist & Spray Primer before applying the colour. Make sure the Primer is completely dry before starting to spray the top coat. PlastiKote Garden colours are perfect for these mini makes.
Make a mini herb garden…
…storage for the potting shed…
…or even as display shelves for summer plants.
Follow us on Instagram @plastikoteuk for more ideas and projects. If you’ve been inspired to do a wine box makeover, post it on Instagram and don’t forget to tag us #plastikoteuk. We love seeing your makes.
How to: create colourful outdoor dining with PlastiKote spray paint
Eating outdoors is one of many pleasures on a sunny summer’s day. From a family barbecue to an evening supper for two, it’s great to make the effort and lay an enticing table. Here are a couple of simple ideas using PlastiKote spray paint that are quick and easy to do and won’t cost a fortune. Your summer table will look bright and beautiful!
You will need:
Paper doilies (from Hobbycraft, The Range and other good retailers)
Terracotta plant pot and saucer
Newspaper/dustsheets/cardboard
PlastiKote Fluorescent spray paint
PlastiKote Twist & Spray Primer in White
Paper Doily place mats
How to:
- In a well-ventilated room or preferably outside, use newspaper or dustsheets to mask the area where you are spray painting.
- Place the doilies on cardboard to keep them flat.
- Apply a couple of fine layers of PlastiKote Fluorescent spray paint following instructions on the can. We chose Fluorescent Pink and Green. Allow 5-10 minutes between coats.
- The doilies will be touch dry in 30-50 minutes and thoroughly dry in 2-3 hours.
- You could also use PlastiKote Metallic, Twist & Spray, Chalk or Fast Dry Enamel spray paints for different colours and effects.
Flower pot cutlery or napkin holder
How to:
- In a well-ventilated room or preferably outside, use newspaper or dustsheets to mask the area where you are spray painting.
- Terracotta pots are very porous so it’s recommended to prime the pot and saucer first with PlastiKote Twist & Spray Primer in White, following instructions on the can.
- When they are thoroughly dry, apply 2-3 layers of PlastiKote Fluorescent spray paint again, following instructions on the can. Allow 5-10 minutes between coats. For this project, we chose Fluorescent Green and Yellow.
- Allow to thoroughly dry.
- Use for napkins, cutlery or line with a napkin and fill with fruit for dessert.
For more easy projects, check out our Mini Makes board on Pinterest.
