Remove some of the reflective material.

How to antique a mirror frame with paint. This next method to paint a mirror frame is also super easy and takes minimal effort. Watch as sonja from socks on a rooster shows you exactly how to milk paint,. Even after painting it white, i still wanted it to look like an antique vintage mirror.

Strip the paint off the mirror. Apply muriatic acid to the. Next, i went back to my rub n buff stash.

Lightly spray a very small amount of the muriatic acid randomly onto two or three areas on the back side of the mirror. This diy project shows you how to antique a mirror using paint stripper and bleach. Keep the can about a foot from the.

It's an easy and inexpensive way to customize, antique or distress a mirror. It was pretty dusty and there were a lot of nooks. Applying the antique white paint to the mirror frame.

Once you complete a small section of the mirror, and before the silver craft paint dries, lightly mist the mirror with a spray of the windex with vinegar. Before priming and painting, measure and cut a piece of newspaper (or any other paper) to fit over the surface of the mirror glass, leave a small gap. Prep your work area and remove the mirror frame.

It was pretty convenient that there was. Simply tape off the frame of the mirror or. Layering a few paint colors would.