Spray Paint Old Door Hardware

The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.

Spray paint old door hardware.

This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside. Spray paint door knobs or buy new. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. The best match was rust oleum forged hammered burnished amber.

I did a little research and found out the right way to paint hardware. After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door. If there is old finish flaking off of the hardware you will need to strip it with citristrip. The other kind of painter just slops it over any exposed metal and ruins the door s appearance.

Spray paint brass shower handles outside. We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted. I let it sit for about 10 15 minutes. 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.

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. 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. Plus love the look and how it pulled the same finish as the bed into the rest of the room. You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.

And you ve already seen our freshly sprayed front door hardware but let s just revisit it for a moment. Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary. We re happy with our little almost foiled by the sandpaper process. My how you ve matured.

After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot. Well as much as a twisty twirly old 80 s knob can really mature. 16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy. See this blog post for how i strip and polish brass hardware instead of painting hardware there s also a video.

Wipe off the hardware and let it dry.