I had some small round felt pads and put those over the lock part of the door to cover up the keyhole.
Painting door handles and hinges.
Roll on the paint where you can.
Remove your hardware from the piece and clean it with tsp wash or a degreaser.
Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions.
This not only secures the pieces while painting but it serves to mask off the screw threads and internal components of the door handles.
What a great idea.
For kitchen cabinets i recommend replacing them since they will get a lot of abrasive use and there s a good chance the paint will peel eventually.
Craft foam or a cardboard box will work spray primer like this black primer if you re painting your knobs a dark color very fine steel wool grade 00 like this or this oil rubbed bronze spray paint like this or this.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.
Buy rust oleum universal paint primer in one we chose satin nickel.
Avoid putting metal in contact with your pretty new door knobs.
Sand the brass door handles with 400 grit sanding paper.
After the door handles and screws have thoroughly dried arrange them on a cardboard box or piece of styrofoam for painting.
Rollers lay on paint much faster than a brush giving you a few more precious minutes to work the paint before it begins to stiffen.
I just painted my front door knobs handle things.
Of course the part that i masked with the felt pad is still the antique brass color but it looks just fine.
Also replacement hinges for vintage pieces can be hard to come by.
How to spray paint brass door handles yourself in 5 steps.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
How to paint hardware 1.
You can use synthetic steel wool i always have ssw on hand and use it for so many things to help get any old flaky finish off if you need and smooth everything out then wipe the hardware down with a cleaner.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes.
To spray paint door hinges on furniture you can use the same process i use with the door knobs and handles.
Brush on a light coat.
Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver.
I am thrilled to report that the spray paint jobs on all of the hinges and door knobs has held up great even in high use areas.
Depending on how many hinges or door handles you have this project could take between 1 2 hours and shouldn t cost more than 33 total.
They were an antique brass color or whatever you call it.
I used styrofoam and i pushed the handles and screws into the foam block.
