My mat held up pretty well for about 3 months.
Diy spray paint welcome mat.
I spray painted my diy custom welcome mat using and it has lasted for all types of weather.
I used the krylon clear polyurethane spray and made sure it was for outdoors.
Make a simple and fun diy halloween doormat for your home with spray paint.
I did spray the whole mat as well just to make sure i had lots of extra coverage.
Seal 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.
Watch my video to see how to paint and personalize your door mat.
And i have the shirt to prove it i ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil.
Paint your door mat.
Place your mat down on a spray paint friendly surface and then block off the areas you don t want to get blasted.
I went over mine 5 times with a light spray.
Just fill in with paint.
If you are using a light color of paint use a light color of sharpie another quick tip.
I find that a number of layers of light paint work a lot better than 1 or 2 thick heavy coats.
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.
I definitely suggest buying a pack of cheap sponges for this stage of the project.
If you use folk art outdoor acrylic paint let it dry for 48 hours before setting the mat out.
Finn suggested i use a scrub brush to really work the paint down in there.
Watch my video to see how to apply the stencil material to your diy door mat.
Spray paint your bats black and your moon white.
Spray your mat several times letting the paint dry between sprays.
Spray several light coats.
I used almost the entire bottle of black paint.
When you re done painting peel the stencil off and let the paint dry for as long as your bottle indicates.
Sealer will help your painted door mat last longer.
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.
It does dry back to almost clear but it s not amazing looking when wet follow along on the e.
Skip the mod podge as it turns white when it gets wet.
That man is a genius it totally worked.
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.
Apply your stencil material to your door mat.
Dab the paint on.
Keep painting until you have the desired color depth.
