This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside.
Spray paint old door hardware.
Spray paint brass shower handles outside.
We re happy with our little almost foiled by the sandpaper process.
I let it sit for about 10 15 minutes.
My how you ve matured.
Let s be honest when i m working on a piece of furniture and i ve spent hours days weeks whatever cleaning sanding priming painting the piece i just wanna spray that hardware and put it back on.
The other kind of painter just slops it over any exposed metal and ruins the door s appearance.
Good painters remove or cover door hardware before they paint.
I did a little research and found out the right way to paint hardware.
We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
Plus love the look and how it pulled the same finish as the bed into the rest of the room.
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.
See this blog post for how i strip and polish brass hardware instead of painting hardware there s also a video.
You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.
I ve been living with the spray painted hardware for 6 months with no issues or areas chipping or rubbing off.
The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.
And you ve already seen our freshly sprayed front door hardware but let s just revisit it for a moment.
If there is old finish flaking off of the hardware you will need to strip it with citristrip.
Spray paint door knobs or buy new.
Fortunately any knob escutcheon plate or hinge can easily be made to shine again without the need for noxious chemicals expensive tools or uncomfortable gear.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
Well as much as a twisty twirly old 80 s knob can really mature.
Wipe off the hardware and let it dry.
The best match was rust oleum forged hammered burnished amber.
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