Love Sign

How to Paint a Faux Metal Finish

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • Wood
  • Cardboard
  • Thumbtacks silver
  • Paint Black & Silver
  • Hot Glue Gun

Steps (4 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Trace & Cut out your letters from a cereal box. Also cut out two strips for either end of the sign.

  2. 2

    Paint everything with a solid coat of silver paint.

  3. 3

    Use a dry brush method to paint on a layer of black paint. Continue dry brushing layers of silver and black paint until you get the desired metal look.

  4. 4

    Attach the cardboard pieces to the wood sign with hot glue. Add some silver thumbtacks to the strips so they look like they are bolted to the sign.