The light over the bath vanity had a broken switch. The light consists of 3 globes and a 3 way type switch (middle, two outer and all)
These are metal "sconces" is what you call them, I guess. The housing is plastic, but strong plastic. The base is about 3 foot long and 6" wide and maybe 6" tall.
It was supposed to be an EASY job, right?
The switch also needs a arthritus friendly actuator, although not for me, so that was fun in itself.
Nope. The globes were rusted and painting in a bathroom doesn't hold up. So, I disassembled everything and had the metal pieces powder coated. I wasn't too crazy about the color choices. We'll see.
Findinga gold paint, I liked for the plastic was tough in itself. Krylon Gold Leaf was a really nice color. https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-KSCS029-Short-Aerosol-3-Ounce/dp/B000GLHVIC
So, a few coats and some scratch filler later, it looked "pretty good", but not good enough. The original had a sort of two color design on the edges and I decided to try to duplicate that. So, I found some artist's acrylic paint and pained it with a tiny paint brush. While painting, I noticed what would be called fake nails or rivets, so I put an edge of black around the fake rivets.
After that dries, it gets a coat of spray clear. After that dries, I can re-assemble. Maybe in a few days, I'll post a pic.
I have yet to try 3V0's electrolytic rust removal.
These are metal "sconces" is what you call them, I guess. The housing is plastic, but strong plastic. The base is about 3 foot long and 6" wide and maybe 6" tall.
It was supposed to be an EASY job, right?
The switch also needs a arthritus friendly actuator, although not for me, so that was fun in itself.
Nope. The globes were rusted and painting in a bathroom doesn't hold up. So, I disassembled everything and had the metal pieces powder coated. I wasn't too crazy about the color choices. We'll see.
Findinga gold paint, I liked for the plastic was tough in itself. Krylon Gold Leaf was a really nice color. https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-KSCS029-Short-Aerosol-3-Ounce/dp/B000GLHVIC
So, a few coats and some scratch filler later, it looked "pretty good", but not good enough. The original had a sort of two color design on the edges and I decided to try to duplicate that. So, I found some artist's acrylic paint and pained it with a tiny paint brush. While painting, I noticed what would be called fake nails or rivets, so I put an edge of black around the fake rivets.
After that dries, it gets a coat of spray clear. After that dries, I can re-assemble. Maybe in a few days, I'll post a pic.
I have yet to try 3V0's electrolytic rust removal.
