Exterior Lighting DIY

This is by far one of my favorite spray paint projects with the most dramatic results.  It was done years ago,  (I just pulled these photos out of the vault) so please forgive the lack of step-by-step photographs,  but I'll give you an idea of the process. 

I mean look at this sad soul...

Seriously, have you ever seen a more beat up fixture?  I think it may have been brass-ish at one time, but that ship had clearly sailed into lime scaled waters.

  At the time I started this project,  we were thinking of listing our house on the market, so I wasn't in the mood to invest in new exterior lanterns.  Time to get creative.  With no time, and no budget, I cut quite a few corners.  I dismantled each fixture, very very lightly sanded each component (seriously, I maybe sanded for 3 minutes), then rinsed them off and let them dry.  Because the fixture was already in HORRIBLE shape, there wasn't much brass peeking through that had to be sanded away. 

 Enter my FAVORITE chrome spray paint...

Trust me, I've tested a TON of silver paints, and the Rustoleum always gets the job done.  After three light coats of paint, drying 15 minutes in between each coat, I let the pieces dry overnight, and here's the finished product:)  

SO much better right??  Do you have a favorite chrome spray paint??