Kitchenaid Mixer Makeover

My mom gave us her old Kitchenaid mixer a couple of years ago, well really gave it to my husband because I rarely bake from scratch and my husband is the cook in this relationship! We started looking up how to change the color and found some great articles on how to do it and decided to test it out. We were worried about it being ruined but it seemed like the risk was minimal considering that we were given the mixer.

I started by going to Home Depot to pick up a few supplies.

• Rust-Oleum French Beige Spray Paint
• Rust-Oleum Clear Durable Top Coat High Gloss
• Sanding Block (120 grit)

To start the process I gave the mixer a thorough cleaning. As you can see from the before photo, it needed it. I wiped it down with Dawn soap and water then dried it off completely. Once it was dry, I removed the back section of the mixer. There were a few screws I took out that also removed the silver plate. I covered the remaining silver parts with painters tape. I made sure to stay close to the edge so I would have clean lines when I removed the tape after spray painting. I also ripped an old plastic grocery bag to give extra coverage around the wires in the back and make sure it didn't get ruined from the spray paint.

Once everything was taped, I started to lightly sand with my sandpaper block just to remove the glossy shine. After sanding it I wiped it down to remove all of the debris from sanding. It was now ready for painting! Now this step is super important, you want to make sure you are spraying light thin coats around the whole mixer. You want to make sure the coats are thin to decrease the risk of drips. I got too close a couple of times and sprayed to much and had to go back and re-sand the drip marks after they dried to remove them. I still ended up with a couple but nothing major. It's also good to let each coat dry for about 10 minutes before going over with another coat.

Be sure to tilt the top back down to make sure you spray the whole thing. I forgot to tilt the top down until I was spraying the gloss and I had to spray the back again. I let the spray paint dry for about 36 hours then I sprayed with the high gloss spray paint. You will want to spray it the same way you did with the color spray paint. I wanted to make sure the paint wouldn't chip so I used almost the whole high gloss spray on it. I let it sit for about 24 hours before I took off the tape and added the parts back on only because I wanted to bring it back in the house and get my garage back. It is recommended to not use it for about a week to give it time to properly cure (dry).

I am really happy with how it turned out! It isn't perfect but the color is amazing! This was overall a pretty easy DIY (which I love!).

Let me know if you try it and how it turns out! Good luck!