But in the end we decided it just wasn t worth the time in the middle of a top to bottom renovation and we picked up new hardware.
Green door with round handles to paint.
While olive green may not be your first choice for a front door paint color for this white house by rehkamp larson architects based in minneapolis minnesota the shade beautifully works.
Interior door hardware however is pretty inexpensive.
I did a little research and found out the right way to paint hardware.
Some have chipping peeling orb paint and i ve re coated them already once.
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.
Spray with a moderate coat of paint and leave it out in the sun to dry.
Well most of it was having issues.
My feeling is that for doors where the handles are used a lot like our pantry door and garage door is opened at least 100 times a day replacing them should be a way to go.
We wanted our door handles to not stand out in the room and to blend in.
Front door hardware not so much.
But for bedroom doors that get locked once a day tops the paint hasn t chipped off at all.
Let s be honest when i m working on a piece of furniture and i ve spent hours days.
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.
All of the doors in that house were brass when we purchased it.
Scrape away any loose paint with a stiff brush then wipe the handle down with alcohol ammonia simple green or another similar household cleaner to remove any residual oils.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
While choosing a doorknob color might seem like a minor task it is just as important as choosing paint and furnishings because doorknobs also add personality to your space.
Two more features add to this front porch s welcoming appeal.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
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Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.
Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it.
Primer isn t strictly necessary but can help the top coat to stick.
Rustoleum satin nickel paint primer in one we didn t use any other paint but this one and applied 5 coats to get.
Walter shows how to paint around an entrance door handle and hardware with high gloss oil paint.
I ve been working on some major projects and some little ones around the house and have noticed that a lot of my hardware on various pieces around my house wasn t looking so great.
You can check out our door painting post for more details on that stuff like how we sanded the paint around the hardware that we removed so it was nice and smooth before painting.