How To Make Spray Art Out Of Sheet Metal

Let your metal objects sit in the vinegar for as little or as long as you want then drain the vinegar from the container.

How to make spray art out of sheet metal.

For best results keep the can parallel to the sheet metal surface and spray in a back and forth motion over the surface. Once you ve roughened the surface wipe the sheet metal with white vinegar and a soft clean cloth. Using a primer is necessary to ensure that the final paint job is smooth and even. Many enamel paints are rustproof too.

You can also use your metal art as a stencil to recreate the image. Don t work paint into the grooves of the piece. Prime the metal surface with spray on primer. Others might use aluminum for a more modern artwork and some might use rusted or patina ed sheet metal for a more western or rustic artwork.

Namely one can use copper and bronze for more traditional or classical metal art. Hold the spray paint can 12 to 24 inches 30 4 to 60 9 cm from the surface. Apply spray paint to the sheet metal. You can use the spray primer of your choice as as long it is made to be used on metal.

Let the vinegar air dry and then choose. Hold the primer 6 to 8 15 to 20 cm inches away from the surface and spray. For this specific horseshoe i let it sit in the vinegar for about 5 minutes before i emptied the vinegar from the container. Find a dark surface to create the image on.

The acidity of the vinegar will further abrade the metal. Paint your metal piece. You could pour some of the vinegar into a spray bottle and spray your metal objects instead. Apply light pressure and go over your piece with quick random brush strokes.

This method will naturally create some places where the paint adheres better to the metal and other places where it barely touches it. Make sure to make your decision accordingly to the type or genre of the artwork and pick your sheets according to that. Spray in a quick smooth and even pattern until the surface is covered. Generally speaking the best spray paint for metal is hard wearing enamel.