Have you ever spray painted a suitcase? For the full 7 step tutorial check out my feature on Rust-Oleum Canada’s page on Updating Your Carry-On! But here are a few tips on the behind the scenes of spray painting my old carry-on suitcase!
Like I said in my Instagram post (come follow me @honeyandbetts!), the hardest part of this DIY project is the taping. I wanted to keep the zippers and material, handles, and wheels in the original state – I can imagine that because they move and are being handled the most that the paint could wear or be chipped more easily in those areas so to keep it looking the most professional I needed to tape those areas tightly.
What tape did I use? I imagine I could have used painter’s tape, but what I had around the house were duct tape and packing tape. Both worked very well!
I used the duct tape on the zippers because it needed the most coverage and duct tape is thick. As you can see in the second photo, the tape job looked amateur but I took a lot of time to make sure everything was sealed and precise!
The part I had to get creative on was the wheels! Taping up 4 wheels was not going to be easy, not at all – so I grabbed one plastic grocery bag and cut it into 4 large squares. I wrapped the wheel in the plastic square, then taped the edges to the suitcase with packing tape. This was a game changer for spray painting my suitcase, because I can guarantee that if I had only used tape on the wheels some spray paint would have leaked through.
Once the taping was finished – spray painting my suitcase with Rust-Oleum was easy! Head to the link above to check it out!
Do you have an old hard shell suitcase laying around? What colour do you wish it was? What’s stopping you from experimenting with spray paint on your suitcase?
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