Outdoor Ceiling Fan Makeover

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We have an outdoor ceiling fan on our back porch. We installed it about nine years ago. It was looking a little tired and one blade was drooping. So, it was time to do something and we did not want to spend the money to buy a new fan.

The fan was white with an accumulation of smoke on the blades from the nearby grill. To the right is a picture of the fan before it got so dirty.



Here are the steps I took to make it look new again:

1. A good cleaning was the first order of business. This helped, but additional work was required.







2. So I removed the light to get access to the fan’s blades.






3. Then, I removed the fan blades. I found out the reason why one of the blades was drooping. It was cracked.








4. I superglued the cracked blade and placed a clamp on it to keep it straight while drying.
5. Then cleaned everything. Still the fan blades were not their original white color.











6. So, I painted the fan blades with Krylon brown paint. This paint is made for plastic and adheres well. It also matched the patio furniture.











7. Next I reassembled the blades to the brackets.












8. I reinstalled the fan blades.















9. I reinstalled the light fixture.