Who remembers scary doggy lamp from about a month ago? Well, he's finally made his way back, only this time, he's pretty. Top pic is the lamp as I got it originally, spiderwebs and all. Second and third are shots of the completed lamp, and last is an in progress shot. After the yucky fur was removed, but before the painting began.
If you're wondering how this transformation took place, don't you worry, I'm about to tell you.
First I used acetone and a toothbrush to remove his old fur/paint combo. He's made of plaster so I had to be pretty careful not to scrub too hard and damage the actual shape. Then I used a really pointy knife to get into any places a toothbrush wouldn't reach, and to pry out the eyes (which turned out to be ancient metal tacks). I sanded the rod that the cord went through to remove the old fuzz and paint from that. He just sort of came off the base as I was doing all this, so removing him from it wasn't a problem. The base I scraped with a razor blade to get off the glue and junk.
I let him dry for a few days, since some of the acetone had sunk in, then painted with regular old glossy red rustoleum paint. I did 2 thinner coats and then a final touch up. The base and his eyes I used a rustoleum satin black. Replaced the old cord with a slightly newer cord that my dad had laying around, and then glued the doggy back to his base using an epoxy. I used the epoxy on his eyes and nose as well. The shade is new from Target.
All in all the entire thing took about 5 days. Not too shabby.
