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This watering can was languishing in the nether regions of our garage. I have no use for it, but it has a certain panache, so I decided to paint it and use it as a planter.
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There was some rust on the lower edge,so I wire wheeled it to rid the oxidation. I opted not to try and bang out the dents.
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It's pretty apparent that this vessel has a leak. Rather than trying to patch it, I'll simply leave it and paint over it.
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After a thorough scuffing,I see there are a lot of spider webs on the inside, so I'll have to address that as well.
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Inside a box, to minimize over-spray, I give it several light coats of self-etching primer, starting with the bottom.
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Once dry, I flip it and spray the top.
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Due to the odd shapes, it's difficult to cover the shape easily.
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After the primer dried, the spots I'd missed or didn't cover adequately stood out, so I gave an additional coat to get those spots.
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I came across a can of rust converter after I'd wire wheeled the bad spots. This would have been a quicker way to deal with those sections.
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I hung the can by some wire to make it easier to get to the most area without waiting for it to dry.
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The lighting in my cellar isn't optimal, so it's easy to miss spots and not know it until the unit is dry.I'll give it multiple coats anyway.
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As I said, once the coat is dry, it's easier to see where the coverage is lacking.
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The steel is galvanized, so I don't spend a lot of time or effort trying to paint the inside, just the higher portion that will be visible.
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There were some runs, but I didn't make much effort to hide them, it is, after all, just a watering can.
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Once the paint gets tacky, I can lay heavier coats on it without getting drips and sags.
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I'm satisfied with the way this is turning out. Now the more enjoyable portion is coming up.
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The paint is rather uneven in the way it coated this. I hadn't noticed that earlier. In any case, I ran a band of tape around the bottom to act as a spacer guide.
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I printed the writing, since I'm not a good letterer.
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Now I wrap the bucket with transfer paper. This is much like carbon paper, except it's white, so it'll show up on the black paint.
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I tape it down to avoid having it shift while I'm putting the letters down.
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The first print I made was too large, so I had to shrink it down a bit. This is what I'll use to transfer the letters.
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This fits, so now I'll secure it with tape.
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Using a fine point pen, I go over the outlines of the letters.
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After removing the transfer paper,you can see the lettering quite easily.
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