Spray Paint Door Locks

Sand the brass door handles with 400 grit sanding paper.

Spray paint door locks. Optional paper plate and craft paint brush for touch ups. It s in the same aisle as they spray paints and i just applied it with small detail paintbrushes directly on the hinge without having to remove the door. That way the paint wouldn t actually go into the lock. Plastic wrap i used saran wrap.

Then after 48 hours of drying time we reinstalled them in all in about half an hour. Refinishing old door hardware with spray paint step 1. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. Interior hinges can be taken off but the doors don t always go back exactly the way they were after struggling with 2 doors not closing correctly i discovered oil rubbed bronze paint in a can.

Light grit sandpaper i used 150 grit. Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver. When it comes to a time breakdown it took about thirty minutes to remove all the knobs about two hours to sand and degloss them all and about an hour to spray paint them. If you try it i would love to know how it worked.

Spray 2 3 coats and leave them to dry 48 hours before replacing. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint. Buy rust oleum universal paint primer in one we chose satin nickel. You could always tape off the keyhole spray the doorknob or handle and then just use a small brush to apple paint to the outside of the lock.

Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions. Spray paint i used krylon rust protector. Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things. But for anyone looking to get to work painting door knobs without having to remove them here is how i did it.

Remove the door hardware remove the hardware with a screwdriver. Featuring a lifetime guarantee defiant offers this hartford featuring a lifetime guarantee defiant offers this hartford keyed entry knob and single cylinder deadbolt with proven durability and security. Painter s tape i use frog tape. The new design features a 70 mm rose plate providing easy coverage of previous paint marks in replacement applications.

Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes.