ceiling fan blades (colors?)

[bobbyb]

I'm in the process of hanging 2 ceiling fans in the garage. The fans are all solid white and don't look manly enough to hang in the garage. So I was wondering about painting the blades and the only thing I can come up with is paint 2 black and leave 2 white, but that is kinda bland. Ya'll got any ideas?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Not sure what the issue is, its a garage, unless you are decorating it like the inside of your house.

Charles

 

[srmofo]

I like red. Plus it'll help you see them when on, so you dont stick things into them.....unless you have a barn sized shop like him^.....can you feel my envy?....they might look pink though if everything around them is white.

 

[Full Size 66]

In my last real garage I got a fan for free from my buddy. It was white as well I carefully removed the blades and painted them semigloss black and put hot rod, tool, and dirtbike related stickers on the blades. No problems with manlyness again.

 

[bobbyb]

Not sure what the issue is, its a garage, unless you are decorating it like the inside of your house.

Charles

If I was decorating the inside of my house I would leave them white.

 

[bobbyb]

In my last real garage I got a fan for free from my buddy. It was white as well I carefully removed the blades and painted them semigloss black and put hot rod, tool, and dirtbike related stickers on the blades. No problems with manlyness again.

Thanks Full size 66, this is the stuff I was looking for.

 

[Spam16v]

gray or silver won't show as much dust

 

[bchee]

I just painted some valspar aluminum. It has a speckled metallic finish.

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

 

[jabberwoki]

Do em with a spiral patten to hypnotize your guests

 

[Classic Yunkyard Stuff]

Paint them like old WWII props that would make cool.Maybe put cone in the center.

 

[Vettman]

Might look good sprayed with cast iron enamel. It'll look just like grey cast iron, and won't show much dust/dirt etc.

 

[Daddy_Rabbit]

seriously? you are asking what color you should paint your ceiling fan blades?

 

[bobbyb]

seriously? you are asking what color you should paint your ceiling fan blades?

Seriously.

 

[Spam16v]

seriously? you are asking what color you should paint your ceiling fan blades?

 

[The Hot Rod Grille]

My fans are white. I guess it's not very "manly", but my fans aren't the focal point in my garage, so I don't mind that they blend-in with the white ceiling as long as they circulate the air!

Jim

 

[Falcon67]

I like the plane prop idea. In my experience with ceiling fans, white shows dirt real well. Along with black, brown, red, green, blue, orange,....

 

[Stuart in MN]

I don't know that I'd want a bunch of different colors whirling around on a fan blade, it would be distracting. There's a reason they're normally white or some other neutral color, so they visually fade away in the background.

 

[maxwedge]

I picked up a used white ceiling fan at a garage sale for $2...and then painted it with chrome spray paint, which from a distance looks more like aluminum. I figured if it sucked I would just throw it away and be out $2, but it turned out okay. I'll try to get a pic later.

I also think it would be kinda cool to get the radiator fan off a large diesel and attach it to a regular ceiling fan motor for the garage fan...they scrap them out all the time where I work.

 

[Gary S]

What kind of manly do you want? For real manly, white is just fine. If you want girly-man, try pink or peach.

 

[jdub63]

x3 the prop theme, maybe a swirl on the nose cone....

from the mighty Herk...

to make it truly prop like....make it look like it's leaking

 

[green.bubbly]

Or...






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[srmofo]

well since you guys keep mentioning airplane props. I have seen these before.
http://www.everyceilingfans.com/airplane-ceiling-fan.html

I saw a video where a guy added some small lights to the wings of the blue plane as landing lights. They look tacky imo, but I could see how a kid would like them

 

[Brad1234]

Since they are already white how about a black & white checkerboard pattern? Your half way there.

 

[Daddy_Rabbit]

Seriously.

... how sad.

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

... how sad.

Seriously sad...