Diy Spray Paint Welcome Mat

I find that a number of layers of light paint work a lot better than 1 or 2 thick heavy coats.

Diy spray paint welcome mat.

If you are using a light color of paint use a light color of sharpie another quick tip. Spray paint your bats black and your moon white. 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. Sealer will help your painted door mat last longer.

After painting my first stripe i quickly realized that i needed a way to get the paint down into the fibers of the rug. My mat held up pretty well for about 3 months. It does dry back to almost clear but it s not amazing looking when wet follow along on the e. And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil.

Keep painting until you have the desired color depth. Welcome mats are so fun for the holidays. I used almost the entire bottle of black paint. I spray painted my diy custom welcome mat using and it has lasted for all types of weather.

When you re done painting peel the stencil off and let the paint dry for as long as your bottle indicates. See the before and after and how this outdoor welcome mat has held up over the years. I definitely suggest buying a pack of cheap sponges for this stage of the project. Dab the paint on.

I used the krylon clear polyurethane spray and made sure it was for outdoors. Just fill in with paint. Spray several light coats. Finn suggested i use a scrub brush to really work the paint down in there.

I did spray the whole mat as well just to make sure i had lots of extra coverage. That man is a genius it totally worked. Make a simple and fun diy halloween doormat for your home with spray paint. 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. Watch my video to see how to paint and personalize your door mat. Seal your door mat. I went over mine 5 times with a light spray.

Apply your stencil material to your door mat. Using brush strokes got little tiny dots of paint everywhere. Paint your door mat. 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.

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.