on July 8, 2016Create this rainbow spray painted fan by spray painting an old electric fan in rainbow colours
This project is to upgrade an old electric fan into a new, beautiful, rainbow spray painted fan. Simply spray each of the blades of the fan a different primary colour and when you turn the fan on, you will see a lovely rainbow effect.
I was given these spray paints as part of a challenge with Oui are makers and Edding France to create a decorative item for the home.
I had this old fan lying lying about, which we still use, but it is really ugly and yellowed and dirty. In just an hour or so, it was looking even better than when it was brand new! I love this project because it is so simple and easy to do, and turns such an everyday object into something really magical.
The first thing you need to do is clean the fan. Take the fan apart as much as possible. I took off the blades by unscrewing the front cap, and cleaned the whole thing thoroughly.
As well as painting the blades rainbow colours, I decided to paint the rest of the fan a creamy white. This will make the whole thing look clean and bright and new. Before doing this, cover any areas of the fan you don’t want to paint with masking tape.
Before spraying, make sure you havean appropriate place to do so. Make sure you are somewhere well ventilated and where you can’t make too much mess. If you have a place to do so outside, that is perfect, but as I didn’t have this option, I built this spray station out of recycled cardboard boxes and newspaper.
I sprayed all the areas of plastic, on the fan base and the blades, with a base coat of Eddings plastic primer which prevents any softening of the plastic, smooths out any unevenness and helps with the adhesion of the following coat of spray paint.
I then sprayed the whole of the base of the fan cream white. I gave it several light coats to make sure it was well covered.
I then covered two of the three blades and spray painted the third blade with Eddings acrylic Colour Paint. The colours I used were pastel yellow, coral and petrol. Primary colours work best to create a rainbow: red, yellow and blue. But you could try using any other mixture of colours if you wanted to follow a particular colour scheme. For example, you could try using three different shades of blue.
I started out using newspaper to cover the other blades as I sprayed the other, but in the end I found a plastic bag worked best for this. Simply tie or tape one bag around each of the blades you want to cover while you spray the third.
Once I had finished adding the colours, I gave everything a coat of varnish. I used the clear lacquer glossy spray to finish off the fan.
And that is all. My fan looks so much nicer now, just like new. And I love the rainbow effect when the fan is turned on!
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