Charity Shop Mirror Upcycle
This is my 1st instruct able and I forgot to take a before picture of the mirror but it was a Gold /Beige 70's looking thing that I liked the shape of but not the colour
Prep and Spray
After taking out the backing cardboard and mirror ( 4 screws) I gave the frame a brush down to remove any loose dust/ dirt on the frame. The gave it 2 coats of matt spray whilst hung from bungee cords so that I could get around the frame totally
Rub N Buff Base
Within the central area I put down a fairly heavy layer of pewter rub n buff with more of a light coating on the outer area to pick up the detailing.After a few minutes I then gave it a quick rub down to give a bit of a shine
Ageing
Finally stage was to give everything a coat of watered down black acrylic and then using a clean dust cloth to try and clean it as much as possible to work the pain into the deeper recess and cracks . Once this was dry I then gave another light rub and buff coat to pick up the edges of the details
Hanging
After installing the mirror and backing into the frame it was simple enough to rehang the mirror onthe wall