Spray Paint Exterior Door Hardware

Make sure it is a well ventilated area.

Spray paint exterior door hardware.

Tape hardware hinges and any glass inserts. Spray paint project steps. Glass insert makeover optional if you have a glass insert like mine and want to hide the design in it tape around it to protect the door and spray paint with a frosted glass spray paint. The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.

We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted. Pick out the front door color. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot. For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.

Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary. After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door. I am interested to know if paula ever painted her front door or was she just going to paint the front door hardware. Set up a spray area by covering work area with a drop cloth.

16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy. Use cardboard or paper to mask window area. This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside. I used a paintbrush because of all the detail in our door.

Then patch it sand it and use painter s tape and paper to cover any windows or hardware that can t be removed so they won t get paint splattered. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. If your door is paneled start with the panels. Paint a section at a time.

You can update brass door pulls or knobs too. Spray paint door knobs or buy new. Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the. Use painter s tape to completely tape off any area that you do not want painted.

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. Before you paint an exterior door take the door off its hinges and remove any hardware. The door knobs are still beautiful after 4 or 5 years. Paint the front door.

I have a door knocker that was quite expensive and the finish is coming off.