Spray Paint Storm Door Hardware

You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.

Spray paint storm door hardware.

After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot. A metal storm door is purchased for protection against the elements rather than beauty. The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs. 16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy.

Reader photo if you want a pro to do the painting you might or might not save. Let it dry the recommended time. Today i am showing you how to update dated brass hardware i am updating my doorknobs from brass to oil rubbed bronze. Paint your door with a gloss enamel paint in the color of your choice.

This is a quick and easy update you ca. Spray paint door knobs or buy new. But back to our pile o removed hardware. Now you are ready to prime and paint the door.

Set up your hardware on a dropcloth or out in the grass and spray paint it in the color of your choice. Using a rag and tsp cleaner spray down the door and wipe it dry. Spray paint brass shower handles outside. Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.

Unlike the front door we disassembled the storm door because we wanted to use the same rustoleum spray paint we used on the door hardware. Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary. It also allowed us to be more thorough with the paint since we could hit it from all sides. This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside.

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. As such it is not always the most pleasant fixture around your home but that can be rectified by using metal door paint. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. Prime with a good oil based spray paint using thin coats.

This prepares the surface so new primer and paint will adhere well. You can turn your metal storm door from an eyesore to a winner with no more than a weekend s work. Also remove kickplates if any. 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.

Oh and i found out the name of the paint for everyone that was asking. Lightly sand and wipe the doors i used 80 grit step 3. After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door. Remove the storm door entirely if you have one and remove the hardware for spray painting.