Spray Paint Exterior Door Hardware

I am interested to know if paula ever painted her front door or was she just going to paint the front door hardware.

Spray paint exterior door hardware. For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr. 16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy. I have a door knocker that was quite expensive and the finish is coming off. Using a screwdriver remove door from hinges and hardware from door.

Make sure it is a well ventilated area. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot. The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.

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. Spray paint brass shower handles outside. Use cardboard or paper to mask window area. I took one hinge per door off at a time so that i could still use the door while spray painting them my french door set includes 2 sidelight.

Before you paint an exterior door take the door off its hinges and remove any hardware. You can update brass door pulls or knobs too. Pick out the front door color. Spray paint door knobs or buy new.

Use painter s tape to completely tape off any area that you do not want painted. Tape hardware hinges and any glass inserts. Glass insert makeover optional if you have a glass insert like mine and want to hide the design in it tape around it to protect the door and spray paint with a frosted glass spray paint. However i did purchase beautiful antique brass colored door knobs and handles from walmart.

This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside. Spray paint project steps. We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted. I spray painted my hinges they were brass both interior and exterior and it came out great.

Rachelle takes an old bronze knob and turns it i. I used a paintbrush because of all the detail in our door. The door knobs are still beautiful after 4 or 5 years. Then patch it sand it and use painter s tape and paper to cover any windows or hardware that can t be removed so they won t get paint splattered.

After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door. Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.