However i did purchase beautiful antique brass colored door knobs and handles from walmart.
Spray paint exterior door hardware.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
Paint the front door.
When we first moved into our house a few years ago i looked into buying new doorknobs for the whole house to replace the old brass doorknobs.
Tape hardware hinges and any glass inserts.
This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside.
You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
Spray paint brass shower handles outside.
Then patch it sand it and use painter s tape and paper to cover any windows or hardware that can t be removed so they won t get paint splattered.
Using a screwdriver remove door from hinges and hardware from door.
I am interested to know if paula ever painted her front door or was she just going to paint the front door hardware.
Glass insert makeover optional if you have a glass insert like mine and want to hide the design in it tape around it to protect the door and spray paint with a frosted glass spray paint.
We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
Make sure it is a well ventilated area.
Use painter s tape to completely tape off any area that you do not want painted.
Set up a spray area by covering work area with a drop cloth.
Pick out the front door color.
Spray paint project steps.
Paint a section at a time.
The door knobs are still beautiful after 4 or 5 years.
If your door is paneled start with the panels.
Before you paint an exterior door take the door off its hinges and remove any hardware.
I used a paintbrush because of all the detail in our door.
Use cardboard or paper to mask window area.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
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