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Bubble gum machine painting12/17/2023 ![]() ![]() If you like the bright white color, then you definitely don’t have to do this step.īut, if you like old vintage things like I do, then you may want to apply some antiquing glaze after the gum ball machine has dried completely. This step is totally optional, but I decided I wanted mine to look more worn and distressed. This is what it looked like after two coats. Just be sure to not be too heavy handed when applying the spray paint and you will be just fine! After applying two full coats of spray paint, I let it dry completely overnight. There was a slight dripping effect to the very front of mine but it is hardly noticeable. It’s easiest to just apply the spray paint in one swift motion, otherwise you will get a little dripping effect. It took me about two coats total and I let the coats dry for about an hour in between. Spray Paint The Gum Ball MachineĪfter you have securely applied the Frog Tape, now you can easily apply the spray paint. Here you can see how I applied the Frog Tape. I also knew I wanted to add in a ribbon there so that would hide any imperfections so I wasn’t too worried about it. The line wasn’t exactly perfect when I pulled it all off, but it was close enough. I ended up tearing off little strips and overlaying them to cover the glass. Since it is a circular piece, I couldn’t just place one piece of tape all around it. I just thought this would save me a step at the end and it didn’t take me long to tape it. You technically don’t have to tape it, if you wanted to just scrape off the overspray after it dried, you could definitely do that. I did get a slight amount of overspray above where I taped it, but you could easily scrape that off with a razor blade. I didn’t apply it all the way up to save time, I just did about halfway up. The first thing I did for this DIY gum ball machine refresh project, was to apply Frog Tape around the glass part of the machine. Turn on your JavaScript to view content Apply the Frog Tape on the Gum Ball Machine Here is what the gum ball machine looked like before the refresh. ![]() I would highly recommend getting one that already has a primer in it no matter what color you end up choosing) Spray Paint (I used Rust-Oleum 2x Ultra Cover Matte White Spray Paint and Primer in 1.Gum ball machine (doesn’t have to be the exact Target Dollar Spot one, but I would assume that is probably the cheapest one you can get if you find it). ![]() Supplies Needed for DIY Gum Ball Machine Refresh: A little spray paint can do a lot of magic and I will show you just how I transformed this little piece! Look how adorable it turned out to be! If you’re lucky enough to come across one of these, you should definitely get it, even if you don’t like the color. This DIY gum ball machine refresh was such an easy project and only took a few hours and a few materials to complete! So I thought I would try my hand at it and see how it turned out. I think its absolutely adorable for Valentine’s Day and I’ve been seeing around how people are painting it and turning it into something different entirely. If you stalk the Target Dollar Spot like I do, then you know there’s this really cute, glass gum ball machine circulating around for only $3. ![]()
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