Quite often one finds metallic paints on walls, ceilings, and columns. Applied over texture, the paints make the room visually interesting. Metallic paint colors are available in a large variety, from greens, blues to purples to include basics like gold and silver. At all times paint metallic in areas with a good light source, else proper reflection will not come about.
* Prepare the area to be painted. Cover the walls or ceilings with blue painters’ tape. Cover the furniture of the room with plastic sheets. Suitably protect the carpet using old cloth. Fill up nail holes and such gaps with putty. Take away all outlet covers, keep screws and covers in a small bag lest these should get misplaced.
* First apply the latex paint on the textured wall. For best results use black paint for dark colors, and for light colors use as close a matching color as possible to the metallic paint. Because of the texture, it is important to use a roller meant for rough surfaces. Make sure that the paint gets into all the cracks and gaps of the texture; a second coat may be needed. As metallic paint has mica flakes which make it very translucent, the black paint makes the metallic paint to appear opaque and solid in color.
* Apply the metallic paint. As the metallic is translucent by nature, you’ll need to apply many coats. One gallon of metallic paint suffices to cover 300 to 350 square feet of textured wall surface, depending on the level of texture per coat. The metallic paint rolling should randomly be applied in all directions, and not in a straight vertical motion, otherwise it will result to having strong up and down lines. Natural motion and portions visually blend the metallic paint.
* Prepare a mixture of one quart of paint with one gallon of glaze in a bucket and stir thoroughly. This volume of glaze mixture suffices to cover 400 square feet of texture. Start with the top left corner and using a small whiz mini roller roll out the glaze mixture on a small area of about 2 x 2 feet. Try rolling the glaze mixture with natural movements to avoid painting in square blocks. With the help of a rag, lightly maneuver the glaze by pouncing and stippling the whole area. Continue making glaze sections and maneuver each section. Keep removing glaze to a good extent while pouncing enabling the metallic base coat to shine. Keep eight to ten rags handy, and replace as each rag gets saturated. Let it dry for 24 hours.
* Take away tape from all areas. Use a straight razor knife if needed. At the end of the day clean brushes and paint supplies so that these are ready for use the next day. Keep back the switch plates on the wall once paint is dry after about 24 hours.
You’ll need these items:
* Painter tape
* Plastic
* Screwdriver
* Drop cloths
* Plastic bag
* Garbage bags
* Glaze
* Latex paint
* Rags
* Roller
* Roller Frame
* Bucket
* Stir stick
* Roller pan
* Gloves
* Water