Metal Painting

Prepare the objects for metal painting

• Carefully clean your object. The metal needs to be completely clean before painting.
  • To get rid of any grime, use a brush, soap, and lots of water. Dry it with a clean rag.
  • If your object is rusted, brush it with a wire brush and remove the rust with potassium carbonate.
  • To copper objects with verdigris, clean with a polishing paste.

• Apply a coat of anti-rust primer. This first coat creates a smooth surface for the following coats and the colors that you apply later will stick better.

Begin metak painting 

• Paint the background color of your object with a large brush to avoid any brush marks.

• Let dry several hours.
  NB: The more slowly the paint dries, the better the result will be. 

• Draw your design with grease pencil, using carbon paper held in place with a rubber band.   

• Paint your design and let it dry for several hours.