How to Get a Gold Enamel Finish Shiny Again

So I mentioned on Tuesday that I went on spray painting rampage this final weekend and information technology wasn't just limited to my front end porch article of furniture revamp. Oh no girl, I sprayed everything that wasn't moving.  Spray paint is my weakness!

And so long story brusque, I have been loving all of the bright high gloss jewelry and accessories coming out for leap/summer.  I want it all, every colour! I had a little spray painting epiphany when I was loading upwards my basket at Target couple weeks ago as this sea of fun and bright jewelry jumped out at me:

Equally I looked at the enamel finish on all these baubles at Target, I knew from my experience that enamel spray paint can give the verbal aforementioned kind of high gloss finish and once information technology'south dried and hardened, information technology is indestructible!  I put all of the jewelry back on its hooks and I couldn't get home fast enough to offset spraying!

And then let me simply evidence you a few before and after pictures earlier I jump into the instructions.  I bet you take like pieces tucked away in a junk box somewhere:

Oh yeah, Momma has some new jewels!!

I cannot tell you lot just how easy it is to do this!  And yes, if yous use enamel spray paint or if you seal your non enamel spray pigment with Rustoleum Clear Gloss Enamel and permit it dry for 48 hours, the paint volition not chip or fleck and it is only every bit durable as the high gloss jewelry that's out today!   Over again, if yous do non utilize an enamel spray pigment, you volition have to use to seal the acme coat with this:

There are a few little tricks needed to spray your sometime junk jewelry that volition make the process a lot easier and also ensure that you accept the perfect end.  Beneath are the instructions to help you with the transforming yours pieces!

Instructions

ane) Employ scotch tape or plastic wrap to cover whatever hardware that you don't want sprayed.  This is good for clasps and hooks or you can comprehend areas with tape to create a two-toned look similar I did:

2) Prepare the surface of your old jewels by cleaning with soap and hot water. This is specially important with old muddy junk jewelry!

3) For easier spraying, you tin hang your jewels by clipping a binder hook to something that you don't mind that will be painted.  So drape the jewels over the binder clip:

iv) Information technology's really of import to gear up the surface by spraying a thin coat of spray primer and let information technology completely dry (at least an hr):

v) Spray your start low-cal coat of your colored paint and move the can dorsum and forth quickly while spraying.  Again, but barely cover with this first coat so you lot don't get any drips or too much paint on the piece:

six) Afterwards 30-60 minutes, spray a second light coat of your colored pigment again, moving quickly and keeping information technology thin.  Your goal is to lightly layer the color to foreclose drips.  If you are spraying a beaded necklace or bracelet, you will demand to move the chaplet around subsequently about an hour to make sure they practise non stick:

7)Chances are you will just need two coats. You want as lilliputian paint every bit possible.  But enough to comprehend the pieces because as well much paint will clump.

If you are not using an enamel spray pigment, y'all volition need to wait at least 1-two hours and so spray a very light coat of the Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel.  Spray some other thin glaze about 2 hours later.

8) Enamel paints accept a very long time to dry/harden.   It will take at to the lowest degree 48 hours for the spray enamel to dry completely.  Once it'south hardened, you will be amazed by how durable the finish is!

I also wanted to share all of the colors that I used to give you some ideas.  My favorite color of all the pieces that I did was the ones washed in brushed gilded.   Rustoleum Specialty Metallic in "Metallic Gold" is by far, the best gold spray paint on the market and information technology's perfect for jewelry revamps because it looks exactly like the color of the brushed gold jewelry on the market today:

There is a play a trick on to spraying the gold.  Because the Rustoleum Metallic Gold is not an enamel, I had to do seal it with the Crystal Articulate Enamel.  When I did that, the metal function of the aureate burnished.  So the trick is to seal it with the Crystal Articulate but subsequently an hour or so, lightly, lightly and apace spray merely enough Metallic Golden to go the metallic wait again.  This mode the end volition be just as durable and still a pretty gilded.

The greenish I used was Rustoleum Gloss Enamel in Fern:

The turquoise was Valspar Gloss in Exotic Ocean.  This is not an enamel so I had to seal it with Crystal Clear.  I also think this is the best turquoise colour on the market:

The gorgeous lite turquoise/sea cream color is Krylon Gloss in Ocean Breeze:

If I could have got my hands on a tin of Krylon Coral Island, I would take twice as much new jewelry but at that place was not a can to be had in my town.  If you can find Coral Island, that would be a gorgeous color for bangles and beaded necklaces.  This is what Coral Isle looks similar:

That image came from the fabulous Mandi at one of my favorite blogs Vintage Revivals.

Well have I convinced you to drag out your former junk jewelry?  I sure hope so because information technology was so fun watching these pieces become from junk to something fabulous and information technology hardly cost a thing! I'm set up for spring and summer with my great new baubles!

And then which slice is your favorite?  I love them all just that gold cross beaded bangle is my favorite.  I can't wait to wear it and you would never know it was spray painted! Ha!!

Cheers for hanging out with me today and I am skipping Friday Favorites again tomorrow but volition be back on my regular schedule next week.

Thanks!

Cyndy

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