Painting Door Hinges White

Just a little project i ve been planning on doing for awhile painting the hinges to match the doorknobs instead of spending the money to buy new hinges.

Painting door hinges white.

Some interior doors are heavy and challenging to remove but you can use this method to paint a panel door that remains on its hinges. Set the hinges flat on a a sheet of old newspaper with the parts you want to paint facing up. You just wipe the door down with plain water. Start with a dust free door.

To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. Take multi part heat vents distributor register apart first make sure they are very dry and then spray them with rustoleum high gloss white paint enamel or whatever color you choose one that works for metal. Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions. You have to lay down the paint and smooth it out before it becomes too sticky to work with or so stiff that brush marks won t level out and disappear.

What i liked about ready strip is it turns from green to white when it s ready to be removed plus there is no special neutralizer needed between the paint removal step and the painting step. And i would like to make a suggestion on the photo of the bedroom with the beautiful painted doo and fabulous rug how about adding a bed skirt to hide. Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting. I just brushed on the stripper and let it sit overnight.

If you plan to paint both sides the most visible sides should be face up. Mine turned out great and one can under 5 goes a really long way. After reading your tips i think i will leave my doors white and just add molding i did want to say i enjoyed reading the detailed report of how not to paint doors hinges knobs etc. Open and close the hinges between each coat of primer and paint to help prevent them from sticking shut.

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. Muriatic and nitric acid are generally used to etch steel. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. Painting a door is a race against time.

Put on a respirator and spray a coat of metal primer on all the hinges using an aerosol can. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. Pcb etch is available at most painting and home improvement stores. Consider a paint additive to slow down drying and improve leveling.