Another Painting Question

spray shellac maybe? it sticks to most anything, and most anything else sprayed on it can stick.

if the object is too shiny, a quick hit with a sandblaster will give paint some tooth to stick to.

Howdy,

The OP mentions "Kiltz" but I assume that is "Kilz."

If so, it is shellac...

All the best,

maybe. some kilz is not shellac based. OP stated "Kiltz spray sealer, oil based". oil based pretty much leaves out shellac. the base for shellac is alcohol, which wouldn't play well with oil.

Kilz has a variety of primers, some for glossy surfaces.

Hi again,

Of course you are right... I was assuming the original Kilz, and had not read the other details with care.

All the best,

Dottie wrote in news:e763edc8-3237-4aa8-a0a4- snipped-for-privacy@d10g2000pra.googlegroups.com:

Need to think out of the box Dottie.

Suspect you are a savy garage sale scavenger:-) If the price was that great, sell it at your next garage sale for cost+a few bucks.

Clear penetrating epoxy sealer or low viscosity epoxy sealer will stick to just about anything. The only problem is in applying it, that is, finding a brush that won't disintegrate. After it dries, you can apply a sanding sealer, wet sand, tack off, then spray on an opaque color coat. A lot of labor. Is the lamp worth the effort?

clean it with spray nine to clean it. try a new spraycan of killz, lots of varieties are made today with different properties. the sprayer head on your like new can may be clogged from previous use. or it may run. maybe goggles and mask and outdoors on drop cloth tarp on a windless day. allow sufficient drying time, see instructions on can.