{"id":3154,"date":"2018-06-12T06:19:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T12:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2023-04-25T19:03:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T01:03:31","slug":"how-to-use-a-spray-paint-stencil-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/how-to-use-a-spray-paint-stencil-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use a Stencil With Spray Paint: Video Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder how to use a spray paint stencil?<\/p>\n<p>In a few minutes, here are the very basics explained.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Use a Stencil With Spray Paint<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Apply stencil to surface, use painters tape or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/3M-General-Purpose-45-Adhesive\/dp\/B000PCWRMC\">spray adhesive<\/a> to get it to stick (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/how-to-use-adhesive-backed-stencils-application-example-video\/\">here&#8217;s my video on how to use a stencil using our stencil material<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Make sure to use enough tape or have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/custom-logo-stencils-how-to-use-clean-and-order-custom-stencils\/\">big enough border<\/a> to account for over spray<\/li>\n<li>Shake spray can for 30 seconds to 60 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Paint in light coats. If not dark enough make&nbsp; a second light pass. Do not hold can still to get it darker, the key is light, quick coats<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tjD7S9JPPMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The same process applies if you are brush painting or roll painting.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I avoid bleeding while painting the stencil?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure the stencil is flush and taught with material<\/li>\n<li>Use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/3M-General-Purpose-45-Adhesive\/dp\/B000PCWRMC\">spray adhesive<\/a> <sub>(amazon)<\/sub> to help the back of stencil lightly stick to surface<\/li>\n<li>Paint in lighter coats. Thick coats tend to bleed more.<\/li>\n<li>Try a thinner stencil material &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/reusable-adhesive-backed-5mil-thick-stencil\">5mil adhesive<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/custom-spray-painting-stencil-laser-cut\">10mil mylar film<\/a> are our recommended materials for almost all applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be sure to check out all of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/custom-cut-logo-text-stencils\">custom cut logo &amp; text stencils!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder how to use a spray paint stencil? In a few minutes, here are the very basics explained. How to Use a Stencil With Spray Paint Apply stencil to surface, use painters tape or spray adhesive to get it to stick (here&#8217;s my video on how to use a stencil using our stencil material) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/how-to-use-a-spray-paint-stencil-video\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Use a Stencil With Spray Paint: Video Instructions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[181],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-3154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stencils","tag-stencils"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3154"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6317,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions\/6317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=3154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}