How to Stencil a Concrete Porch
Cost: $100
Equipment
- Flexio 3500 Electric Handheld HVLP Paint Sprayer
- Icarus Tile Stencil - Reusable Mediterranean Tile Stencils for Painting Custom Floors, Walls, Fur...
Ingredients
- Porch and Floor Paint in your desired color
- Wagner Flexio paint sprayer
- Painters plastic
- Stencil of your choice
- 4 ″ paint roller and paint pan
Instructions
- Prep, clean, and paint the entire surface in a solid color of porch and floor paint in the desired color. Use a paint sprayer.
- Envision the stencil pattern on your painted porch floor and plan the layout.
- Place the first stencil design in the most prominent corner on your porch.
- Use a small paint pan to hold a small amount of paint.
- Roll the foam paint roller in the paint getting very little paint on the roller. Then roll off excess on paper towels. This is a dry-ish roller technique.
- Roll the paint roller over the stencil with a light hand to avoid paint going under the stencil.
- Apply a thin layer of paint for an opaque look and don't aim for complete coverage.
- Carefully lift the stencil, allow the stenciled area to dry for a couple of minutes, and then reposition the stencil lining up the registration marks.
- Continue across the entire surface of the concrete porch until all of the surface is stenciled.
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Notes
Planning the layout of the stencil is important before you begin! Decide where you want to start the stencil with the end result in mind.
Pay attention to the stencil registration marks for proper allignment.
A thin layer of paint will help in the drying time and ability to move to the next section fairly quickly.
Clean the stencil with every 3-4 rows of stenciling to avoid paint build-up on the back side of the stencil.
A plastic kiddy pool is perfect for cleaning large stencils like the one used for this painted concrete porch project.
SEE MORE OF OUR CONCRETE PORCH IN THE VIDEO BELOW!