Spray with a moderate coat of paint and leave it out in the sun to dry.
Green door with round handles to paint.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
Rustoleum satin nickel paint primer in one we didn t use any other paint but this one and applied 5 coats to get.
Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.
While choosing a doorknob color might seem like a minor task it is just as important as choosing paint and furnishings because doorknobs also add personality to your space.
My feeling is that for doors where the handles are used a lot like our pantry door and garage door is opened at least 100 times a day replacing them should be a way to go.
I did a little research and found out the right way to paint hardware.
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I ve been working on some major projects and some little ones around the house and have noticed that a lot of my hardware on various pieces around my house wasn t looking so great.
Primer isn t strictly necessary but can help the top coat to stick.
Walter shows how to paint around an entrance door handle and hardware with high gloss oil paint.
While olive green may not be your first choice for a front door paint color for this white house by rehkamp larson architects based in minneapolis minnesota the shade beautifully works.
The after picture of our satin nickel painted door handles.
But in the end we decided it just wasn t worth the time in the middle of a top to bottom renovation and we picked up new hardware.
The moravian star pendant is a lovely decorative accent one would expect to see indoors.
We wanted our door handles to not stand out in the room and to blend in.
Interior door hardware however is pretty inexpensive.
Front door hardware not so much.
Let s be honest when i m working on a piece of furniture and i ve spent hours days.
Some have chipping peeling orb paint and i ve re coated them already once.
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.
Well most of it was having issues.
But back to our pile o removed hardware.
Scrape away any loose paint with a stiff brush then wipe the handle down with alcohol ammonia simple green or another similar household cleaner to remove any residual oils.
All of the doors in that house were brass when we purchased it.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it.