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Hey, let me show you how to do a makeover on a light fixture you have that may need
a little sparkle or lift. You know, I'm always looking for ways to, well, improve things.
Say, for instance, light fixtures. They're expensive. I found this one for about 25 bucks,
but I didn't like the color. But that didn't get into my way of turning it into something
that I can really use. So what I'm doing here is I'm applying a primer onto this metal fixture.
You see, it was a really dark bronze color -- it was okay, but it doesn't really fit
the color scheme I want. I think it can have a little more pizzazz. My ultimate goal is
to do this at a nice red. This is just the primer color. What I did in the beginning
was just wipe this down with a damp cloth, just to make sure that any extra dust and
so forth was gone. The other thing that I did to prepare this was to remove the candle
sleeves, and then take some masking tape and tape off the light sockets. You don't wanna
spray those -- you don't wanna mess up the function of this thing. And then I brought
it out here and suspended it in an open-air place where I could spray it. You know, safety
first -- that's why you need to wear googles, you gotta wear gloves, and make sure you wear
a mask. It's hard for me to talk to you with mask on that's why I have it off. But notice,
I'm not spraying. You see, with the primer coat, you just wanna make sure you cover all
the surface evenly -- the chain too. Make sure that you paint the chain and put the
primer coat on it. Now, I like to do this in sessions where it can sort of dry. Now
look at this: So for this fixture, I want it all white. So what you wanna do is you
wanna start with a primer white. And then now it's time to shake this up, and you gotta
really shake up your spray paint. And then you wanna cover it evenly -- take your time.
You want equal distribution. I might just spin it lightly like that. You wanna make
sure you don't get any drip. So, again, a light spray, take your time, let it dry, and
come back a few minutes later, once it's completely dry, and shoot it again. You see, if you starting
getting drip, it's hard to get that off. You'll have to come back and sand it off and start
all over, which is not a cool thing. Hey, if you're enjoying these tips on how to design
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