Diy Spray Paint Welcome Mat

Spray your mat several times letting the paint dry between sprays.

Diy spray paint welcome mat.

Just fill in with paint. When you re done painting peel the stencil off and let the paint dry for as long as your bottle indicates. Apply your stencil material to your door mat. Spray several light coats.

Supplies to paint a recycled rubber outdoor mat recycled rubber outdoor mat available at the home depot paint we used acrylic paint it comes 24 jars in a box from walmart in the craft department these were much cheaper than buying sample bottles or quarts of paint but if you are doing less colors you will need to buy larger bottles. I find that a number of layers of light paint work a lot better than 1 or 2 thick heavy coats. Sealer will help your painted door mat last longer. Dab the paint on.

Watch my video to see how to paint and personalize your door mat. After painting my first stripe i quickly realized that i needed a way to get the paint down into the fibers of the rug. See the before and after and how this outdoor welcome mat has held up over the years. Keep painting until you have the desired color depth.

If you use folk art outdoor acrylic paint let it dry for 48 hours before setting the mat out. Make a simple and fun diy halloween doormat for your home with spray paint. I used almost the entire bottle of black paint. Finn suggested i use a scrub brush to really work the paint down in there.

But we do not have a front porch and the mat was always exposed to the elements snow rain etc and it started to fade after a while. Seal your door mat. And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil. That man is a genius it totally worked.

I used the krylon clear polyurethane spray and made sure it was for outdoors. I did spray the whole mat as well just to make sure i had lots of extra coverage. Using brush strokes got little tiny dots of paint everywhere. Spray paint your bats black and your moon white.

Skip the mod podge as it turns white when it gets wet. Place your mat down on a spray paint friendly surface and then block off the areas you don t want to get blasted. If you are using a light color of paint use a light color of sharpie another quick tip. I definitely suggest buying a pack of cheap sponges for this stage of the project.

I spray painted my diy custom welcome mat using and it has lasted for all types of weather. Welcome mats are so fun for the holidays. Paint your door mat. I went over mine 5 times with a light spray.

If you ve got an old rubber welcome mat that you d like to paint for a custom welcome mat this blog post is for you.