Ceiling canister lights

Rose_

Can the inside (gold-plated) of a canister light be painted to a more contemporary stainless steel type of paint?

Ole34

Rose? thats a pretty name..........anywho

about the only things that cant be painted are water, air, bad breath and ummm that's about it..............scuff the lights up with some sand paper then prime with a good bonding oil primer (I recommend Zinsser Cover Stain)then 1-2 coats of enamel finish paint.......you dig?

or you could just scuff them up and spray them with a can of Krylon metallics

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chrisn

What about the heat?

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oh'mike

The trim rings can be replaced for about $12.00 each----I'd consider that option.--Mike--

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NCpaint1

She wants to paint the inside of the light. Yes, you can paint them. You can paint the outside rings too.

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NCpaint1

If heat is that big of a concern, its time to change to a lower wattage High Efficiency bulb.

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Ole34

heat?? ..... i call that ''baked on enamel'' an charge extra for that ......same goes for radiators

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chrisn

Well,I'm glad you will not be painting anything in my house

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jsheridan

I tried to spray the cannister insides gold once for a customer, it melted the inside of the cannister. Step lightly. Krylon makes a latex spray paint, which I just used, it's okay. That might be considered rather than exposing cheap plastic to toluene.

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Rose_

Thanks, I have over a dozen canisters throughout the house, that's why I was trying to paint instead of replacing.