How To Take Down A Ceiling Fan To Paint

A few coats of paint can update the fan without the expense and hassle of installing a new fixture.

How to take down a ceiling fan to paint. Slide the canopy down and disconnect the wiring. Today i m going to show you how i transformed my plain jane ceiling fan into a beautiful farmhouse style fan using chalk paint. At best it adds nothing to the room s décor.

Remove the screws holding the canopy in place. The wrong ceiling fan can make a room look dated. These type of fans are distinctive in that the body of the fan hangs a bit away from the ceiling on a pole.

Doing it this way i could paint the fan by myself. The pole connects at the ceiling at a canopy which is just a small metal enclosure that covers the mounting bracket and wires for the fan. We have more ti.

You only have to paint what people can see so you do not have to paint the top of the blades. Painting ceiling fan blades. Leave the mounting bracket attached to the ceiling.

I go through the steps to remove a direct connect ceiling fan. At this point you can remove the ceiling fan from the ceiling. Make sure to keep the paint out of the motor.

It can get a little tricky painting them because they move. So i m way over the brass ceiling fans in my bedrooms with the ugly tulip globes. Steps to spray paint an old ceiling fan to make it look brand new.