Once you ve completely finished painting your fan take a moment and let it dry.
Can you spray paint ceiling fan blades.
Once it s ready to go spray the blades and or hardware pieces with a thin even coat.
I left the main part of the fan in place and just removed the blades.
What if after painting and putting back up they shake when running.
When the blade s top side is almost dry turn it over to paint the underside.
You could use generic liquid primer but this stuff is much less messy and goes on easier and more evenly.
Spray fan with clear primer.
Now we are going to paint all of the fan s hardware.
All you need to complete the project is a friend and some simple tools.
Shake the spray can thoroughly before use.
Assembling painted fan blades.
Allow them to air dry.
Apply several thin coasts allowing each coat to dry before applying the next coat.
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Of course now i recommend taking the fan down and outside to spray the parts and then reinstall.
When you spray you want to spray 6 to 8 inches away from the surface and work in a side to side motion across the blade so you get an even coat.
Painting the ceiling blades.
Transform a builder grade ceiling fan with paint and decorative tape.
Use these step by step instructions and see how you can install your own ceiling fan.
Doing it this way i could paint the fan by myself.
Then you can spray paint without getting it everywhere.
It s easiest to work with primer in spray paint form when it comes to a ceiling fan.
Having your ceiling and fan blades painted the same flat white color helps the blades blend into the ceiling and almost disappear.
You should re assemble the fan unit only when the fan blades have completely dried.
Spray clear primer over fan blades.
I cleaned the brass well on both the fan and the vents.
As you can see i removed only the blades and i covered the bulb sockets with tape.