Painting Metal Jar Lids

It bonds to plastic and even sprays upside down.

Painting metal jar lids. Pick a well ventilated area to spray your lids and lay something down to catch the overspray like a drop. Spray paint i used krylon metallic copper and gold from michaels mason jars or any glass jar with a metal lid paper bag or other material that you can spray on if using a paper bag be sure to cut it open so it can lay flat and you utilize all of the bag. Then i use rustoleum american accents with 2x ultra cover. If you are painting some plastic lids such as those from mayonnaise jars separate them from the metal lids.

A sealed lid will be more concave than non sealed lids. It etches anything from glass to ceramic and more allowing the paint to stick. The plastisol liner is heavy duty. They can be used for canning with either of the above methods.

If you are using plastic jar lids use a spray primer designed for plastic. Twist off lidslug lidsheavy duty plastisol lids. Apply a spray primer over the outside of each lid to cover up any writing and to help the paint adhere better. Spread out your lids on top of your newspapers.

Shake up your can of spray paint designed for plastic and spray a coat onto your plastic lids. Best combination ive found. Oct 6 2018 tole and decorative painted ideas. Shake the can of latex spray paint then spray only the metal lids evenly with one layer of paint.

To paint mason jars with acrylic paint make sure theyre wiped down with rubbing alcohol and then for best results use a painting sponge so your color goes on smooth. Priming and painting basics place clean dry lids on a sheet of newspaper or the inside of a cardboard box in a well ventilated area ideally outdoors. Recommended shelf life is one. If you dont mind the paint finish being a little messy then you can use a regular paint brush with your acrylic paint.

We provide a space for makers to. Take your steel wool or sand paper and rough up the entire surface of your lid. Step three. This is the type of lid used on 85 percent of commercial food jars.

See more ideas about tole painting decorative painting painting. Chalkboard painting mason jar lids step one. The goal is to rough up.