Tennis racket
Give an old wooden tennis racket a new lease of life with a little bit of help from Resene.
Resene Toys and Games with Mark Rayner - Project 28
Difficulty level: Moderate
You will need: Artists’ brushes (1 small and 1 large), clean cloth, old wooden tennis racket, Resene Aquaclear gloss, Resene Quick Dry, Resene testpots of Resene Lucifer and Resene Teal Blue, sandpaper.
To get the look: Mark painted the background wall with Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Malibu.
Other ideas: For a cool purple effect use a basecoat of Resene Daisy Bush and two top coats of Resene Funtasia.
Step one
Remove any old tape and stickers from the tennis racket frame.
Step two
Sand the tennis racket frame to remove any gum residue from the tape and stickers and also to ‘key’ the surface.
Step three
Wipe off any sanding residue with a damp cloth and allow the tennis racket frame to dry.
Step four
Using the small artists’ brush, paint the inner wooden frame between the strings, as shown, with one coat of Resene Quick Dry.
Step five
Continue applying one coat of Resene Quick Dry to the remainder of the tennis racket frame using the larger artists’ brush. Allow to dry.
Step six
Using the same technique as in steps four and five, apply one coat of Resene Teal Blue to the tennis racket frame and allow to dry.
Step seven
In the same way, apply two coats of Resene Lucifer to the tennis racket frame, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.
Step eight
Apply three coats of Resene Aquaclear to the tennis racket frame, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.
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