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November 6, 2018 By Sherry

Copper Spray Painted Kitchenaid Mixer

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Most recent update in January 2023: It has been over 4 years since I painted my old mixer and the mixer still looks good sitting on the counter but it is starting to get a few tiny chips around the base of the mixer. The chips are only noticeable when you are close to the mixer. I may need to repaint the mixer in the future.

The Project

I finally bit the bullet and painted my ugly and stained Kitchenaid Mixer a beautiful copper color and it looks brand new!

Copper Spray Painted Mixer

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I have had my white Kitchenaid Mixer for over twenty years and it has been a workhorse.

Kitchenaid mixer before I painted it.

I love to cook and I make specialty cakes. Also, I cater events so my mixer is used a lot. This old mixer is so stained with food coloring and I tried everything to remove the stains. I was so embarrassed for anyone to see this dirty looking mixer on my counter but I wanted to keep using it because it has been a great mixer. My mixer has taken a beating mixing up homemade fondant and it still runs great.

I took apart the mixer to paint it.

I have been seeing on Instagram and Pinterest how you can spray paint your Kitchenaid mixers but I was terrified to take mine apart. If I took it apart and caused it to stop working, I would be so mad at myself. There are many great tutorial videos on YouTube so I watched a few and realized that it wasn’t that hard and you do not touch the mixer’s motor except to cover it with tape to protect it. All you have to do is remove a couple of small screws.

Supplies I Used

Spray Paint

Painters Tape

Spray Paint Can- Rustoleum Universal Clear Topcoat

Phillips Head Screwdriver

Watch a few YouTube videos before you start to paint your mixer. I was going to make one but there are so many great videos there.

Instructions

      1. Clean your mixer well.
      2.  Disassemble your machine. You can easily remove the end cover over the motor and the bowl clamping plate where the mixing bowl sits with a screwdriver. You can also remove the silver Kitchenaid strap around the top of the machine with a screwdriver.
      3. Using painters tape, tape everything that you do not want spray painted. Make sure you tape the cord well and also tape the motor on the back of the mixer extremely well.Spray painting the mixer.
      4. Spray paint the mixer very lightly to avoid runs and drips. It is much better to do many light coats of spray paint instead of one heavy coat.  After the paint dried, I used a topcoat to seal the paint. I used Rustoleum Clear Topcoat and sprayed a few light coats.Copper Spray Painted MixerThe copper spray painted mixer looks stunning now. I wish I had painted it sooner because it wasn’t hard to paint at all and it still works just like the workhorse it is.
      5. Copper Spray Painted Mixer using copper spray paint.

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Comments

  1. Carol says

    November 7, 2018 at 12:00 pm

    This is a brilliant idea and it turned out fabulous! Great DIY!

  2. Kristen Hubert says

    October 16, 2019 at 5:15 am

    Love this. We are doing a piece about copper spray paint ideas soon and I will link to you! Turned out so great. Really brave to try it in the first place too!

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Hi! I am Sherry and I live in Alabama. Thanks for visiting my blog. I love beautiful things but I am passionate about decorating my home without going in debt. It is amazing how creative you can be when you are on a budget. My home is decorated with diy projects, thrift store finds, and some items purchased new. I hope that you find something you to create for your home.

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