For painting metal knobs or other hardware you should use a metal spray paint which is designed to adhere well to metal.
Spray paint metal door handles.
How to spray paint kitchen handles and drawer pulls on cabinets when painting cabinet knobs you can absolutely use this same process to help protect knobs and drawer pulls from everyday wear and tear.
I never would have thought of spray painting our front door hardware but this turned out fantastic.
Remove your hardware from the piece and clean it with tsp wash or a degreaser.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
As with all spray paints multiple thin coats are better than one heavy coat.
You can use synthetic steel wool i always have ssw on hand and use it for so many things to help get any old flaky finish off if you need and smooth everything out then wipe the hardware down with a cleaner.
Step 6 spray paint the door handles.
We wanted our door handles to not stand out in the room and to blend in.
This is the spray paint we bought to update the door handles and it comes in all colors including rubbed bronze if that is what you want.
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Soap and water works just fine that s what i use or a liquid cleaner degreaser.
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Apply paint to the metal knobs.
To spray paint door hinges on furniture you can use the same process i use with the door knobs and handles.
The after picture of our satin nickel painted door handles.
Rustoleum satin nickel paint primer in one we didn t use any other paint but this one and applied 5 coats to get.
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.
I spray painted my hinges they were brass both interior and exterior and it came out great.
I sprayed 3 light coats of oil rubbed bronze on my door.
For a glossy and durable finish use a spray paint that is designated as enamel this paint should be applied just as you applied the primer.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
After letting the primer dry overnight this wasn t necessary you can paint after 4 hours i spray painted the door handles in the same manner that i primed them.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
Choose a metal primer for metal hardware a plastic primer for plastic knobs and pulls or a self etching primer for brass hardware.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
