Spray Paint Interior Door Hinges

Painting a door hinge is a bad idea as it ruins the integrity of the hinge and shortens it s life.

Spray paint interior door hinges.

You can have the hinge refinished or buy new hinges in the finish you want. Rachelle takes an old bronze knob and turns it i. Avoid putting metal in contact with your pretty new door knobs. I did sand and degloss.

We did not spray paint the brass door hinges. I thought of doing it for all of my interior door knobs hinges and strike plates but wanted to see how it held up. I sprayed the trim on my cook top satin nickel a little over a year ago and now it s starting to fade. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.

Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions. Simply remove the taped part when you re done ideally when the paint is still wet so that the line comes off clean if you wait until it s dry it might take off some paint from the door. Paint over the area and you won t have to worry as much about getting paint on the hinges. 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.

Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. As you can see we have a mix of spray painted door knobs and door handles. The spray paint method works whether you re updating brass door knobs or door handles. More interior door painting tips.

Some interior doors are heavy and challenging to remove but you can use this method to paint a panel door that remains on its hinges. If you must paint hinges you can buy hinges in primer coat and paint them using a paint designed for use on metal. Also replacement hinges for vintage pieces can be hard to come by. With one exception which is entirely our fault.

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. The rustoleum universal spray paint does well when it isn t handled. I am thrilled to report that the spray paint jobs on all of the hinges and door knobs has held up great even in high use areas.

For kitchen cabinets i recommend replacing them since they will get a lot of abrasive use and there s a good chance the paint will peel eventually. All in the satin nickel color. I spray painted my hinges they were brass both interior and exterior and it came out great.