Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver.
Spray paint door locks.
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.
Spray paint i used krylon rust protector.
Then after 48 hours of drying time we reinstalled them in all in about half an hour.
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.
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Remove the door hardware remove the hardware with a screwdriver.
Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions.
Light grit sandpaper i used 150 grit.
Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things.
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.
Refinishing old door hardware with spray paint step 1.
But for anyone looking to get to work painting door knobs without having to remove them here is how i did it.
Painter s tape i use frog tape.
Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes.
Buy rust oleum universal paint primer in one we chose satin nickel.
Spray 2 3 coats and leave them to dry 48 hours before replacing.
That way the paint wouldn t actually go into the lock.
I used a piece of painter s tape to label which.
The new design features a 70 mm rose plate providing easy coverage of previous paint marks in replacement applications.
Optional paper plate and craft paint brush for touch ups.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.
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.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
If you try it i would love to know how it worked.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
