Post #417440 by leleliz on Wed, Nov 5, 2008 1:49 PM

I have a 1950s fridge -- without the moving shelves however.

I washed the outside of the fridge to cleanse all the grime off it-soap and water or any cleaner will work.

Sanded the surface down to get rid of a couple small rust/greasey spots.
Primed it and then used an enamel spray paint in baby pink.

I think we went through 3-4 cans but gave the fridge about 3 coats so I say buy more and return what you don't use.

Of course make sure you cover up every thing even remotely close to where you are spraying and ventilate as much as possible. The smell takes a few days to dissipate (at least it did in our small house) and it gets pretty toxic.

As far as paint Rustoleum makes great paint for this type of project. They specialize in appliance epoxy paint but I am not sure what colors they have available. You can always google for their color options. With Rustoleum I don't think you even need a primer.

We got our paint from a custom auto shop when I lived in Florida.

The project comes out nice if you don't rush it and took about 2 1/2 days because we were pretty meticulous about it !