The pull tap mechanism for the ceiling fan light in the playroom broke so the wife starts sending me texts with new ceiling fans she thinks we should buy. All of them in the $150. range. So I say "Screw that noise!" I tell her I can fix it and make it look new for way cheaper.
You really can do this with stuff in your own garage and make it even cheaper. All I had to buy was the new pull string mechanism and we opted for new light covers. Everything else I already had.
Pull string mechanism = $2.97
New light covers (4 pack) = $16.99
I was going to take the whole thing down but figured that was way more work than I wanted to do so I disassembled the fan leaving the motor attached to the beam.
Cleaned everything off and soaked most of the parts for a bit to make sure they were really clean. Dried everything and then painted the motor shroud, fan blade brackets and fly wheel. I was going to paint the blades but again more work than I wanted to do and the faux wood look they already had went with the farmhouse look we were going for.
So, all and all, a few hours and $20. later here's the results.
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Originally Posted by T-Man 1066
