Sand the brass door handles with 400 grit sanding paper.
Spray paint door locks.
Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes.
Spray 2 3 coats and leave them to dry 48 hours before replacing.
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.
But for anyone looking to get to work painting door knobs without having to remove them here is how i did it.
How to paint door knobs prep work sanding is probably the most important step in preparing to spray paint door.
Light grit sandpaper i used 150 grit.
Refinishing old door hardware with spray paint step 1.
The new design features a 70 mm rose plate providing easy coverage of previous paint marks in replacement applications.
That way the paint wouldn t actually go into the lock.
Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver.
I used a piece of painter s tape to label which.
Plastic wrap i used saran wrap.
Painter s tape i use frog tape.
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.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things.
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.
Spray paint i used krylon rust protector.
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After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.
Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions.
Optional paper plate and craft paint brush for touch ups.
Then after 48 hours of drying time we reinstalled them in all in about half an hour.
If you try it i would love to know how it worked.
Remove the door hardware remove the hardware with a screwdriver.