Bottles and Jars
A wine bottle or a jam jar is a kind first surface. The shape is already interesting, you paint the outside, and nobody is drinking from the rim. Pull the label, wash it, wipe with alcohol, then work in thin coats so color does not slide off the shoulder. Dry it standing up.
How to Paint Curved Glass Bottles Without Streaks walks the cylinder without fighting a stem. How to Paint a Thrift-Store Bottle So the Paint Does Not Peel is the same idea on a bottle that already had a life. If this is your first glass, start at Get Started.
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How to Paint Glass Bottles and Jars Without Streaks
How to Paint Glass Bottles and Jars Without Streaks is a solid bottles project to copy first: you can see how paint behaves on a cylinder without fighting a stem or a rim. Work in thin coats and dry it standing up.
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Before You Paint
Wash, Then Alcohol
Give the bottle a real wash, then alcohol. Residue is why paint lifts in a week.
Thin Coats on the Curve
A thick blob will slide off the shoulder. Two thin coats hold better than one heavy one.
Dry It Standing Up
Stand the bottle up to dry. A wet bottle on its side will smear, and that mark stays.
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For prep, cure, and peeling paint, see Techniques. Questions: [email protected].