You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.
Spray paint old door hardware.
We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted.
The other kind of painter just slops it over any exposed metal and ruins the door s appearance.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
I ve been living with the spray painted hardware for 6 months with no issues or areas chipping or rubbing off.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
Good painters remove or cover door hardware before they paint.
See this blog post for how i strip and polish brass hardware instead of painting hardware there s also a video.
Plus love the look and how it pulled the same finish as the bed into the rest of the room.
Let s be honest when i m working on a piece of furniture and i ve spent hours days weeks whatever cleaning sanding priming painting the piece i just wanna spray that hardware and put it back on.
Well as much as a twisty twirly old 80 s knob can really mature.
I did a little research and found out the right way to paint hardware.
And you ve already seen our freshly sprayed front door hardware but let s just revisit it for a moment.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
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The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.
I let it sit for about 10 15 minutes.
Spray paint door knobs or buy new.
My how you ve matured.
Me ow old sliding door friend.
The best match was rust oleum forged hammered burnished amber.
We re happy with our little almost foiled by the sandpaper process.
When we first moved into our house a few years ago i looked into buying new doorknobs for the whole house to replace the old brass doorknobs.
16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy.
Fortunately any knob escutcheon plate or hinge can easily be made to shine again without the need for noxious chemicals expensive tools or uncomfortable gear.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
