[aisle] Have you painted metal library shelves?

[Donna Brockmeyer]

About four years ago my husband painted a small metal rolling library cart.
He cleaned it well and did some little sanding on trouble spots but nothing
major. He removed the wheels and sprayed painted light coats. I don't
remember how many coats. We didn't clear coat it but I will if I do it
again. That cart isn't used everyday but it's not just a display either and
it still looks good with light wear showing.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 9:22 AM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Though I've not needed to paint our fairly new shelves, I've painted other
> metal things with pretty-good success. It's a process though. It helps to
> lightly sand all of the surfaces first with fine-grade steel wool. I've
> used Rustoleum products to spray paint and to brush paint, using a foam
> brush. Both can work well, but I'd encourage you to experiment first on the
> underside of a shelf. Good luck!
> :) Kathy
>
> *Kathy Sullivan*
> *Princeville Junior Senior H.S. Library Media Ctr.*
> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
> *302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
> *309.385-4660  x1574*
> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>
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> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:31 AM Janet Jenkins via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Although I have never had metal shelving, our auto class saved about 50
>> metal bookends that looked awful. The teacher had the kids treat it like a
>> rusty car paint project and used "car-grade" paint. Fifteen years later,
>> they still look good!
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Donna Brockmeyer
Media Clerk
District 110, Grant and Illini
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