How to Update Light Fixtures with a Stainless Steel Finish

Stainless Steel Light Fixtures are the latest and greatest in home décor. Those outdated shiny brass light fixture are a quick way to date a space and devalue your property. So, if you want to add a little sparkle and value to your home light fixtures on a budget, then try painting them in this stainless steel paint treatment. You will love the new stainless steel light fixtures.

Silver Metallic glazes are the easiest way to create dramatic stainless steel look on your outdated light fixtures. This is a simple project; you don't need to have any experience with glazing or even painting.

There are a few differ coats of paint in this Stainless Steel Light Fixture project, so you will need a few days to complete the entire craft project. You won't be working all day, but the drying paint will take some time.

To Paint Outdated Light Fixtures and Make Stainless Steel Light Fixtures You Will Need:

Grey Colored Latex Paint

Antique Silver Glaze

Paint trays

Painter's Tape

Paintbrushes

Foam Paint Brushes

The first step when applying any type of stainless steel glaze to a light fixture in your home is to choose the right base coat of paint.

This is the most important part of the entire Stainless Steel Light Fixtures project.

So, go ahead and take down your outdated light fixtures. You will want to clean them with a ammonia based cleaner to remove any grime.

Let them dry and take out the light bulbs. Now, tape off any open area that should not receive any paint. You can use painter's tape and newspaper for this.

Now, you need to spray on a coat of primer to your outdated light fixtures. This will provide the base coat for the stainless steel paint fixture.

Now, you need to paint the Stainless Steel Light Fixtures with a base coat of medium to dark gray colored latex paint in a color that will complement the stainless steel glaze.

This step is so important you cannot skip it.

The second most important step in applying a faux stainless steel paint treatment to your outdated light fixtures is to know that less is more. This means less glaze. You want to work in small layers and add more silver glaze as needed.

Now, to get started you simply roll on the base coat of the gray latex paint in the appropriate color. Allow this paint color to dry.

Now, paint on the silver glaze with a foam paintbrush. You could also paint it on with a soft bristled paintbrush in an X motion. The great thing about a faux stainless steel silver paint treatment that uses glaze is that glaze can often stay wet a little longer than traditional paint, which extends the time you have to work with it on the Stainless Steel Light Fixtures.

Let this dry and remove any tape and newspaper. Now, re hang your newly updated Stainless Steel Light Fixtures.

You could lasso paint on a coat of clear acrylic paint to protect the stainless still surface as well.

To clean your Stainless Steel Light Fixtures I recommend using a damp sponge with a little non abrasive cleaner. Dish soap in small amounts would be fine.

You should immediately dry your Stainless Steel Light Fixtures so the paint does not stay wet to long.