Spray paint door knobs or buy new.
Spray paint storm door hardware.
Reader photo if you want a pro to do the painting you might or might not save.
You can turn your metal storm door from an eyesore to a winner with no more than a weekend s work.
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.
The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.
Painting our storm door.
Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.
16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy.
Paint your door with a gloss enamel paint in the color of your choice.
Oh and i found out the name of the paint for everyone that was asking.
Prime with a good oil based spray paint using thin coats.
This is a quick and easy update you ca.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
Spray paint brass shower handles outside.
This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside.
It also allowed us to be more thorough with the paint since we could hit it from all sides.
Set up your hardware on a dropcloth or out in the grass and spray paint it in the color of your choice.
You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
This prepares the surface so new primer and paint will adhere well.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
Also remove kickplates if any.
Using a rag and tsp cleaner spray down the door and wipe it dry.
Let it dry the recommended time.
A metal storm door is purchased for protection against the elements rather than beauty.
As such it is not always the most pleasant fixture around your home but that can be rectified by using metal door paint.
Lightly sand and wipe the doors i used 80 grit step 3.
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.
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.
Remove the storm door entirely if you have one and remove the hardware for spray painting.
Today i am showing you how to update dated brass hardware i am updating my doorknobs from brass to oil rubbed bronze.
Aluminum storm doors can be spray painted or you could hire a pro to apply a highly durable powder coat finish.
Now you are ready to prime and paint the door.
