However I am SO excited about this paint Fusion Mineral Paint that I have come out of the workshop to share my results with anyone who will listen.
I have for a long time been looking for a paint that I could use on metal - metal with rust specifically because I have a set of old school lockers that have been hanging around my house for years now and they are driving my husband nuts. When I started seeing Fusion on the blogs that I follow and around Pinterest, I was intrigued - could this be the product that will work for me?
For the record - I don't like working with spray paint. I have seen lots of people get great results with it, but I just cannot seem to produce them. I am good with brush painting and am sticking with what I know.
So I did my research and asked questions of other bloggers regarding their experiences with Fusion and decided to make the plunge. I headed to my local Fusion retailer, Farmhouse Inspired in Hudson WI and picked up four test sized containers to give a whirl with.
For my project I chose the color Buttercream. A sweet, soft, delicious, creamy yellow - so lovely, and this old metal shelf that I have had hanging on the outside of my house for several years. It really needed a make over and I really needed a test subject.
Rusty with chipping paint and lots of dirt, the previously painted surface was pitted enough that I didn't even bother sanding. I scraped the paint that was loose and cleaned it good. I scraped more paint, cleaned it again and was ready to paint.
The first coat went on beautifully. It really has a soft smooth feel when brushing it on. You may note in the pictures, this coat came out a little streaky - that could be because I didn't stir or shake before dipping my brush in, or it could simply be because it was the first coat. Either way it didn't effect the final results.
You can still see the spots where I had scraped off the old paint. Because this is my test subject I am ok with it being like that, the really exciting part is that the rust is NOT coming up through the paint.
I let it dry overnight and then put on a second coat. After the second coat I did a really light sanding - mostly because I wanted to see how it would sand and smooth and it did just fine. Between coats 2 and 3 I didn't even wait all that long, I just let it get dry to the touch, then I sanded and added the third coat.
And here it is :
Smooth and lovely. Such a pretty yellow!
Again, because I didn't remove all of the old paint you can see the pock marks but you cannot see ANY rust coming up through the paint and that is what I really wanted to have happen. No primer, No sanding (remember the surface was de-glossed from having been outside for years), No odors and really simple clean up.
Yeah, I am convinced and I am off to buy more Fusion Mineral Paint - I have lockers to paint!
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