How to Paint Ray-Bans

How to Paint Ray-Bans
Written By
Lane Cummings
Lane Cummings
Published: Apr 2, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
2 minute read

Things You Will Need

  • Painter's tape, 2 inches wide
  • Scissors
  • Newspapers
  • Latex gloves
  • Spray paint for plastics and exteriors
  • Stencils
  • 1-inch brush
  • Plastic paint

Ray-Ban sales didn't peak until 1982, when it signed a deal for placement of the sunglasses in films and television. In 2007, Ray-Ban introduced interesting patterns, colors and designs. However, if you own a pair of vintage Ray-Bans or want to add a splash of color to more conservative designs, painting them is simple.

  1. Cut pieces of 2-inch wide painter's tape to fit over your lenses. It's OK to layer pieces of tape on top of each other, but cover the lenses and leave all parts of the frame exposed. Be sure to put tape on the front and back of the lenses.

  2. Cut a tiny sliver of painter's tape and place it over the Ray-Ban logo. Take your sunglasses outside and lay several layers of newspaper on the ground in your workspace. Put on a pair of latex gloves.

  3. Spray paint the stems of your frames with spray paint designed for plastic and exteriors. Use the same color for your stems or different colors, or mix and match colors as you please.

  4. Spray paint the frames around the lenses a designated color of your choice. Direct the spray paint as much as you can to the frames. Even though you've protected the lenses with painter's tape, try to avoid spraying them with paint.

  5. Allow the paint to dry overnight. Tape stencils to the sides of the stems with painter's tape and spray on an additional color. Or dip a 1-inch nylon brush in plastic paint and splatter the sunglasses frames with drops of paint.

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Lane Cummings

Lane Cummings is originally from New York City. She attended the High School of Performing Arts in dance before receiving her Bachelor of Arts in literature and her Master of Arts in Russian literature at the University of Chicago. She has…

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