DIY- How to Paint Wrought Iron Fence?

19 April 2010- Decorative metal fencing is one of the best way to bring beauty to your home just at your doorstep. Decorative wrought iron fences, among all, look beautiful more than the others and they are sturdy too. However, over time, these wrought iron fencing might get rust and look 'not so beautiful.' The remedy for this lies in repainting wrought iron fences. Here are instructions for how to paint wrought iron fence to give them a new look!

Know about Wrought Iron Fences

Repainting Wrought Iron Fences

• Get rid of the rust on the wrought iron fence by gently scrubbing it with a wire brush.
• Do scuff-sanding with a medium-grit flexible sanding sponge for ensuring good adhesion of paint.
• Take a tack rag and dust off the iron fence. Wipe down the surface to make it smooth.
• With the help of a rust-inhibitive primer, apply a coating on the areas of the wrought iron fence that rusted. Also coat bare metal if any.
• Now apply a finish coat with an exterior rust-inhibitive enamel that is compatible with the primer used.
• You can use spray cans to apply both- primer and finish coats. However, where there are rough spots on the wrought iron fence (where the rust was worst), you must brush paint.
• When using spray can for painting iron fence, keep it moving and avoid holding it too close to the fence. This will give a more drip-free surface, even smoother than when you use a brush.
• Other than spray can, you can even use a mini roller for painting wrought iron fence. Follow by a light pass with a dry brush.

Tips for Painting Wrought Iron Fence

The above steps for how to paint wrought iron fence tell you the basic steps to follow while repainting wrought iron fence. However, there are certain issues that must be taken care of while doing so. This will give you a smooth painted wrought iron fence without any mess.

• When spray painting wrought iron fence, cover the surrounding things that you don't want get painted like steps, plants, and windows. If you can't cover them, better use a mini roller to paint wrought iron fence.
• Avoid using a paint-mitt. It leads to a messy uneven paint job as painting mit tends to leave fibers behind. Instead use rubber gloves covered with inside out tube socks. They work best for flexibility and finish.
• Try to use a good quality DTM (Direct to Metal) paint. Most of them come in an acrylic water base as well that dries to an epoxy like hardness.

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