You Can Paint on Vinyl

You gotta love paint.

Really, is there any surface that you can't paint on?

I have been painting vinyl chairs for years

and have had good experience with durability and wear.

I thought I would share one of my recent projects.

This was an old chair that my friend had

that was needing some College Spirit.

I painted the wood part of the chair Red over Black

like I have done in other paint projects.

Then I found some black Vinyl for under $4/yard.

The seat needed a new layer of batting.

I have more details on padding a chair seat Here.

I found the college logo online,

chalked up the back,

placed on center of chair seat, and

pressed the outline with a pencil.

I taped off the square edges

and brushed on a coat of white primer.

Then painted in the rest of the detail.

After I had the logo painted I put a coat of clear glaze on top.

You can even add some glaze to your paints as you work.

Here's another chair where I painted entirely over all of the vinyl.

After a base coat of grey,

I used a big brush to apply silver and black mixed with glaze.

The glaze is a medium that will make your paint

flexible and not so stiff.

Also, the glaze helps seal the paint.

Then I added finer brush detail.

So now when you're out thrifting

you can have a new vision for vinyl.

I love to go thrifting

to see what little goodies

are waiting

for the "old college try".

Have a great day!

*I have had really good luck with my paint on vinyl

not chipping or peeling.  I think it is because of the

glaze extender.  It makes the paint more pliable.

My chair after two years still looks great*

Oh, and remember, I'm having a Giveaway this week

to celebrate my first Blog Birthday.

Deb

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