Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes.
Can you spray paint a front door handle.
And of course you should sand down the hardware as much as possible before priming and painting.
Insert a small piece of folded painter s tape into the keyhole so paint doesn t get in the lock mechanism.
Tape plastic wrap around enough surrounding area that you can spray paint in even strokes without having to stop your stroke over the hardware you re trying to paint.
How to spray paint brass door handles yourself in 5 steps.
I wouldn t spray paint interior doorknobs without removing them.
Rachelle takes an old bronze knob and turns it i.
But for exterior doors as long as you taped over and covered all of the surrounding area and i mean all of it i don t see why you couldn t spray paint exterior door knobs or handles without removing them from the door.
Buy rust oleum universal paint primer in one we chose satin nickel.
How to paint exterior door handle.
This is one of those check check double check steps.
I used a metal primer one coat since my door is facing the sun with no shade.
Otherwise you ll get drips.
And my kids loved it because i let them watch a show while i did it which they rarely get to do.
One word of caution when spray painting deadbolts or door handles use very light coats of paint.
Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver.
I highly recommend the handy sprayer that fits on spray paint cans.
Okay so here it is.
You have more control with the attachment.
Can you spray paint exterior door knobs without removing them.
It really is not a bad process at all.
This allows you to get better coverage since it is hard on your finger when spray painting.
I think it took me a couple hours at most.
Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it.
Front door hardware not so much.
I took one hinge per door off at a time so that i could still use the door while spray painting them my french door set includes 2 sidelight.
You can paint both sides of the hardware within seconds and save a ton of time.
Paint hardware spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions.
Insert the door hardware into the foam so you can easily paint all sides.