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    • Upcycling Tin Cans: Creative Ideas for Your Old Food Tins

    Even if we try to buy mostly fresh... every now and then a tin can or two will end up in your shopping basket. But before the tin cans disappear into the bin, we show you a few upcycling design ideas that are easy DIY projects to do that look great.  

    Design a beautiful flower vase by upcycling tin cans, with a fresh bouquet of flowers they really come into their own. Or simply plant herbs in the cans.

    You are now thinking "I don't want to have a silver aluminium can on the balcony or terrace". Don’t worry, neither do we.  That's why we have given the tin cans a finishing coat of paint using our paint sprayer. Simply spray the tin cans in many bright colors to create a wonderful summery ambience.

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    Step by Step Can Upcycling Instructions

    Here is how to make summer vases and flower pots from old tin cans.

    • Bottle
    • Newspaper
    • Tin Cans
    • Paint of your choice
    • Gloves
    • Mask for spraying
    • Decoration of your choice, e.g. wooden letters, pieces of cord, stickers

    If you are using old cans, first remove the label. With warm soapy water you should be able to completely remove all the adhesive residue.

    Step by step: Spraying cans with the paint spray system

    Step 1 of 3: Prepare material and work surface

    Step 1: Prepare material and work surface

    To protect your garden and work area, we recommend covering areas such as the work table. For this, you can use dust sheets, an old cardboard box or newspaper. A tip from us: Place an extra cardboard box at the head of your worksurface. This creates a spray shield to capture any overspray.

    Now you can add the desired paint to the paint container of the paint sprayer and stir it thoroughly with the supplied stirring stick. The paint may still need to be diluted. The best way to find out is to carry out a test spray on to a piece of cardboard. So that not only the garden, but also you are protected, we recommend wearing a respirator mask and gloves as well as goggles during spraying.

    Step 2 of 3: Spraying tin cans

    Step 2: Spraying tin cans

    Now the most exciting part begins - spraying! Be sure to apply the paint at a steady pace and spray it at a consistent distance of about 20 cm. If you are too close to the can, paint drips can occur.

    Tip: To get a perfect layer of paint without fingerprints, just take a bottle, wrap newspaper around it and put it in the can.

    Let the freshly painted tin cans dry properly!

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    Tips for spraying:

    Are you working with a sprayer for the first time or do you need help adjusting the sprayer?

    Carina will be happy to help. She shows you some useful tips and tricks for applying paint and the various settings on your paint sprayer.

    Are you working with a sprayer for the first time or do you need help adjusting the sprayer?

    Carina will be happy to help. She shows you some useful tips and tricks for applying paint and the various settings on your paint sprayer.

    Step 3 of 3: Decorate the tin cans

    Step 3: Decorate the tin cans

    Now you can decorate the tin cans according to your taste. For example, stick letters or apply wooden letters to the can with the help of a hot glue gun. Old fabric remnants are also wonderful as decoration for the cans. Or use an old cord to form a heart. Simply attach with the help of a hot glue gun.

    Of course, you can choose the decoration according to your preference. Let your creativity run wild and design your personal DIY upcycling tin cans for the summer.

    The result

    Fertige Dose Love
    Fertige Dose Love
    Fertige Dose Summer
    Fertige Dose Summer
    Fertige Dosen Summer
    Fertige Dosen Summer
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