Repainted Fireplace Mantel
Before
After
What You Need
1. A hand-held powered sander or a manual sanding sponge (this one will take a little longer and may
not work as well as a powered sander.
2. Semi-gloss white paint (be sure to get a paint that is the primer and color in one)
3. Paint brushes (regular & angled)
4. Small foam roller & rod
5. 3M blue painters tape
Step by Step
1. First, you need to sand your fireplace mantel really well. You want to make sure there is no shine
left. It is also a good idea to lay a tarp of some sort down to collect all of the dust. You can vacuum
what's left, but I would not recommend vacuuming all of it. It will mess up your vacuum.
2. With a damp cloth, wipe down the mantel. Make sure there is no debris left on the surface. Tape
off all the edges, so that you don't get any paint on your walls.
3. You can now start to paint your surface. I used the brushes for the first coat, making sure to get a
pretty good layer of paint. I let it dry for an hour and then went back in with my small foam roller
and did a second coat. The foam roller is good, because it covers the paint lines from the brush &
makes the color more even/darker. Since I used a semi-gloss I didn't need to put a sealer coat on
top. However, I have noticed over the last few months, there have been some marks to the paint.
This doesn't really bother me, because I am thinking of possibly adding a brown glaze over top
to make it look a little worn, and you don't want a sealer on top for that.. You can watch this -->
tutorial if this is something that you might want to do!
Many Blessings,
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