Metal Sun - Trash to Treasure

It was garbage day and my neighbor said, "Hey, are interested in this metal sun I am throwing out"? Of course was my answer. My husband just looked at me and said, you can't talk to her any more! He was only joking, I think!

I loved it. The bottom part had some bent metal, but I thought I could fix it. You can see the arrow at the bottom where it is bent under, causing it not to lie flat.

I tried to pull on it with pliers and when that didn't work, I grabbed my trusty wooden hammer and "smashed it". 

That did the job. Now to paint it. Although I loved the way it looked with its rusty spots, I knew that the weather here would destroy it soon, especially since it was already rusting. I grabbed some spray paint. I had gold, green and some brown.

She was not sure where the green had come from but I decided to continue with it. First I sprayed the gold on the face and waited for that to dry. Next I sprayed the green area and didn't care if it got on some of the gold. Then sprayed the brown on the curled ends. You can see when I pounded out the bottom that it now lays against the wall. A little crinkly but who cares.

It is now shinier than before, but I know it will weather here in Florida. I also sprayed a clear lacquer on it to help protect it some. 

I hung it on my barn. Seemed like the perfect place. It is a little askew because it is heavy and that was where the stud was. What can you do?

Her trash became my treasure! Now that is a good thing!

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