Today i am showing you how to update dated brass hardware i am updating my doorknobs from brass to oil rubbed bronze.
Silver spray paint for door handles.
Sand the surface first with very fine grit sandpaper and then clean well with a scouring pad.
Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.
Now go ahead and paint the tops of your knobs.
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.
I usually use one of the two.
Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions.
I lightly sanded roughed up each knob.
I couldn t stand looking at that fake brass finish one more minute.
I used a multi surface oil rubbed bronze spray paint with a hammered finish.
But back to our pile o removed hardware.
Metallic paint on modern hardware.
Once your hardware is completely dry grab your favorite spray paint most people use metallic finishes for hardware but you can get creative and use different colors to customize your piece i love oil rubbed bronze and gold.
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.
I ve been living with the spray painted hardware for 6 months with no issues or areas chipping or rubbing off.
The best match was rust oleum forged hammered burnished amber.
5 krylon special purpose metallic in bright silver 1401 nice coverage but too flat and had a slight texture to it also.
Plus love the look and how it pulled the same finish as the bed into the rest of the room.
How to spray paint kitchen handles and drawer pulls on cabinets.
Rustoleum satin nickel paint primer in one we didn t use any other paint but this one and applied 5 coats to get.
This is a quick and easy update you ca.
Tips to remember when spray painting metal with metallic paint.
A few years ago i had my husband take every door knob off of every door in our house so i could spray paint them.
Every paint i tried covered and adhered well.
Once the gold metallic paint is dry you can flip the knobs over and stand them up.
To spray paint door hinges on furniture you can use the same process i use with the door knobs and handles.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.
We wanted our door handles to not stand out in the room and to blend in.
When painting cabinet knobs you can absolutely use this same process to help protect knobs and drawer pulls from everyday wear and tear.
