<div dir="auto">I have not painted metal shelves, but I can offer an alternative that you may or may not have considered: contact paper. Of course it could be much more costly if you have a lot of shelves, but I find it looks nicer. Just an idea. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 7:59 AM Aimee Allison via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div>We have metal shelves that have certainly seen better days cosmetically. They are still structurally sound and sturdy, but have horrible spots on them that are quite unsightly.  </div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone painted metal shelves successfully? If you can share any experiences you have painting metal shelves, good or bad, that would be much appreciated! </div><div><br></div><div>Have a wonderful day!</div><div>Aimee </div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Aimee Allison</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Media Services Manager | Teacher Librarian</span><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Lake Park High School West Campus<u></u><u></u></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto::jsalter@lphs.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">aallison@lphs.org</span></a> | 630.295.5382 </font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education."</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">  - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education</span></font></b><font style="font-size:12.8px"><br></font></font></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10px"><div style="font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/85767757?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(24,24,24)" target="_blank">Currently Reading</a></div><div style="font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/85767757?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank"><img width="50" alt="Book Cover" src="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_cover/85767757" style="margin:10px 0px 5px"></a></div><div style="font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;margin-top:5px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature" style="border:0px" target="_blank"><img width="16" height="16" alt="Goodreads Logo" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/icons/goodreads_icon_32x32-6c9373254f526f7fdf2980162991a2b3.png" style="vertical-align:middle;margin-right:2px"> </a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:middle" target="_blank">Get your own email signature</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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