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"guessing cloth paint or craft paint the good stuff NOT WATERCOLOR!"
It really depends on what kind of lamp shade you are talking about. Cloth paint will work for true cloth lamp shades. For vinyl and plastic, you need a craft paint for the type of surface you are painting (IE smooth or textured) For a glass they make paint specifically for work with glass that is designed to stick to slick surfaces. You can get both translucent (for staining glass) and opaque. Some of these may work on slick plastic.
You should be able to go into any craft store and ask the clerk, most of them do all sorts of crafts as well and know what they are talking about. Be prepared to describe the material and texture of whatever you are painting, or bring the shade in with you for the best results.
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How can you make a volcanoes made out of recycled materials?
hello, to make a volcano out of recycled materials you can use a old lamp shade and papper machae when dry paint it. thanks :)
How do you dye a lamp shade?
I'm wondering if you could use tea???
How do you remove dust from a fabric lamp shade?
Use an ordinary lint brush
Can you paint over a porcelain lamp base?
Most enamels will work just fine. (make sure the base has been sanded with fine sandpaper to give the surface some tooth for the paint to adhere to)
What kind of paint does o'kneefe use?
what kind of paint does O'Keeffe use
Can you use latex wall paint on a fabric shade?
Use a textile medium. It gives the paint flexibility if your shade is round. Otherwise, the paint might crack. Textile medium can be found in fabric stores and on-line. You can even paint regular fabric with indoor latex pain when you use the medium.
How do you Remove water stain from a lamp shade?
If your lamp shade is a fabric, all you have to do is to wash it in bathtub. If you don't have a bathtub, you can use your large sink. Just put an enough cool water from it, add a mild soap on it and put the lamp shade on your tub and roll it. After a few minutes, drain the water on your tub and refill it with clean water and wash your shade again. If you're that with it, just use your blow dryer to make your shade dry. I hope this is useful for everyone.
How do you clean a brass beaded lamp that has intricate cutouts and is fabric lined?
This sounds like a beautiful lamp so don't take chances and take the shade off and take it into a VERY WELL KNOWN dry cleaners and have your lamp shade done the professional way. There are several methods you can use to do it yourself, but it's not worth the risk for such a beautiful lamp shade.
How do you beat level 11 on Factory Balls 4?
To beat level 11 on Factory Balls 4, you will have to use this sequence: Yellow paint, lamp down, orange paint, lamp up, Lavender paint, aqua core with black belt, green paint, aqua core with black belt, lamp up, and finally lamp down.
What kind of paint did Vassily Kandinsky use?
The usual kind of oil paint.
What kind of paint can you use to dye hair?
No paint!
Heat lamp is what kind of energy?
a heat lamp is dumb so dont use it
