[aisle] Have you painted metal library shelves?

[Aimee Allison]

Thank you all for your feedback!


On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:52 AM Christine Wilson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I have had Kathy's experience - I had a metal, perfectly functional book
> truck that was in danger of being scrapped because it looked so bad. As
> with any painting project, prep is the most important step! Sand out the
> rust and other stains, and lightly rough up the other surfaces with
> sandpaper. Clean well, and paint with Rustoleum. I started with a spray
> can, and our custodian finished it with brush on. 10 years later, still
> looks like new.
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 9:22 AM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 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.*
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>> *302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
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>> *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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