Painting Old Ceramic Lamps

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Painting old ceramic lamps.

I found this lamp at a thrift store for 50 off of 3 25. This was my victim. I thought this to be a simple spray painting job. Antique hand painted porcelain lamps add an elegant ambiance to any room.

Porcelain lamps are nonporous a characteristic that leaves them poorly suited for paint adhesion. Old lamps have something really irresistible about them. An antique porcelain lamp with roses is a common theme with the variations coming from the color of the roses. You might find everything from common pink roses to more eclectic blue or green roses.

Easy old lamp diy makeover. Transforming a ceramic lamp base with spray paint. Read our affiliate disclosure here. Apparently i m quite the impatient spray painter.

Some other eclectic themes include. It started out this loverly shade of electric purple. Paint the lamp with the spray on primer paint combination using even slow strokes keeping the spray can a foot or so away from the lamp or per the paint manufacturer s recommendations. If you would like to paint over a porcelain lamp consider some important points before you begin the application process.

You must condition the lamp using friction based abrasion techniques or the new finish will ultimately flake and shed.