I used the krylon clear polyurethane spray and made sure it was for outdoors.
Diy spray paint welcome mat.
Seal your door mat.
Supplies to paint a recycled rubber outdoor mat recycled rubber outdoor mat available at the home depot paint we used acrylic paint it comes 24 jars in a box from walmart in the craft department these were much cheaper than buying sample bottles or quarts of paint but if you are doing less colors you will need to buy larger bottles.
It does dry back to almost clear but it s not amazing looking when wet follow along on the e.
I definitely suggest buying a pack of cheap sponges for this stage of the project.
Place your mat down on a spray paint friendly surface and then block off the areas you don t want to get blasted.
If you ve got an old rubber welcome mat that you d like to paint for a custom welcome mat this blog post is for you.
Just fill in with paint.
I went over mine 5 times with a light spray.
Watch my video to see how to apply the stencil material to your diy door mat.
That man is a genius it totally worked.
If you use folk art outdoor acrylic paint let it dry for 48 hours before setting the mat out.
Watch my video to see how to paint and personalize your door mat.
After painting my first stripe i quickly realized that i needed a way to get the paint down into the fibers of the rug.
Welcome mats are so fun for the holidays.
But we do not have a front porch and the mat was always exposed to the elements snow rain etc and it started to fade after a while.
Make a simple and fun diy halloween doormat for your home with spray paint.
Keep painting until you have the desired color depth.
My mat held up pretty well for about 3 months.
Skip the mod podge as it turns white when it gets wet.
Spray several light coats.
Finn suggested i use a scrub brush to really work the paint down in there.
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I find that a number of layers of light paint work a lot better than 1 or 2 thick heavy coats.
I used almost the entire bottle of black paint.
Using brush strokes got little tiny dots of paint everywhere.
See the before and after and how this outdoor welcome mat has held up over the years.
Dab the paint on.
Spray your mat several times letting the paint dry between sprays.
Sealer will help your painted door mat last longer.
Apply your stencil material to your door mat.
I did spray the whole mat as well just to make sure i had lots of extra coverage.
And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil.
I spray painted my diy custom welcome mat using and it has lasted for all types of weather.