social

Painting Gold Earrings?

I have lots of old cheap gold earrings. I would like to find a way to paint them. I used gold spray paint but that only lasts for a few days and the jewelry started to have an funny smell, kind of like rusty.

Advertisement

Can you advise me on what would be good to use. Also I did not know if I should Use some type of sealant. -Lonnie George

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

 
By Brandi (Guest Post)
December 8, 20040 found this helpful

I have used fingernail polish to paint earrings. If you want to paint them gold though, I would seal first with clear nail polish and then try spraying again.

 
By Fran Marie (Guest Post)
December 9, 20040 found this helpful

Actually, you could spray paint first then seal with either clear polish or spray sealer.

Check with the local hardware store to see which paint and sealer is the best for the type of material your earrings are made of.

 
By Linne Dodds (Guest Post)
December 9, 20041 found this helpful

Gold nail polish,even the glittery kind,then seal with a coat of clear.

 
May 26, 20050 found this helpful

I went to a local craft store for that same reason, hoping they'd have some gold touch-up paint for jewelry. They didn't. But I went down another aisle and found "liquid leaf" paint which is a liquid version of "gold leaf" used in crafts. It works great and without any sealant.

Advertisement

A few days after painting I dipped it in my jar of jewelry cleaner and no change! The only drawback is that it's not a real brilliant shine, it's more like a "brushed" gold finish but not real dull either.

Hope that helps
Donna

 

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

 
In This Page
Next >︎
Categories
Home and Garden Repair Other JewelryDecember 8, 2004
Pages
More
🍀
St. Patrick's Ideas!
🌻
Gardening
🐰
Easter Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2024-02-26 09:14:26 in 3 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2024 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/tf255521.tip.html