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How To Dress Up Your Mailbox

Step 4: Old Glory

Step 4: Old Glory

Paint your mailbox off-white or cream color, let dry, next tape off your stripes using blue painter’s tape. Remember to leave off a square at the back for your star-- fifty stars would take too long so use one but accent the outline with rivets. Drill pilot holes for you rivets when that done tape off the star area and spray paint your red stripes. When your stripes have dried spray paint your star area blue then insert rivets.

Step 1: Where Your Heart On Your BoxStep 2: New Mail BoxStep 3: The WoodyStep 4: Old GloryStep 5: Nautical

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