I’d been spying these old and worn chairs for awhile. They were hiding in my neighbor’s backyard, and were begging for some TLC. I love the retro lines of these chairs, and they were actually in really good shape, minus all the grim.
After some serious TSP action, I successfully wiped away layers upon layers of dust. I let the chairs dry for a bit (TSP is strong stuff) and then began to spray them with the one-and-only Rust-Oleum. It’s the only spray paint I use and it’s great stuff. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking from here…
Ta-Da! That’s it. There’s really no step-by-step instructions here because it’s that easy – clean and spray. Two cans of spray paint later, the chairs are a matte red and look practically brand new.
Hooray for salvaged junk and new backyard chairs:).
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August 4th, 2011 on 4:57 am
amazing find. I love the look of those chairs and can imagine sipping lemonade checking out the sunset.
August 4th, 2011 on 7:53 am
So fun!
August 5th, 2011 on 11:13 am
I love these kinds of chairs!! I use to have a bunch of them growing up but now everywhere I see them for sale they’re so incredibly expensive!
August 7th, 2011 on 11:44 pm
Kir! Derek just saw your pictures and said “I powder coat those all the time! Clam Shell retro chairs.” He could powder coat your next clam shell project in a second and they wont chip! Free is another good word too.
Super cute!!!
August 16th, 2011 on 5:01 pm
I love this project very much! We have two similar gardens chairs and, though I’m dying to repaint, I haven’t yet because they have their original automobile paint finish on them. What do you think? Would you paint them? Here they are:http://mintpeach.com/2011/02/23/a-little-history-about-russel-wright-folding-chairs/