Spray Paint Exterior Door Hardware

Set up a spray area by covering work area with a drop cloth.

Spray paint exterior door hardware.

Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary. We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted. The door knobs are still beautiful after 4 or 5 years. 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.

Make sure it is a well ventilated area. Paint a section at a time. Tape hardware hinges and any glass inserts. I am interested to know if paula ever painted her front door or was she just going to paint the front door hardware.

Use painter s tape to completely tape off any area that you do not want painted. Spray paint project steps. Use cardboard or paper to mask window area. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.

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. Spray paint door knobs or buy new. 16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy. If your door is paneled start with the panels.

You can update brass door pulls or knobs too. 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. I used a paintbrush because of all the detail in our door. I have a door knocker that was quite expensive and the finish is coming off.

Paint the front door. The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs. Using a screwdriver remove door from hinges and hardware from door. Spray paint brass shower handles outside.

However i did purchase beautiful antique brass colored door knobs and handles from walmart. Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the. After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.

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.