How To Update Old Brass Doorknobs With Spray Paint

Ever since nosotros starting fourth dimension moved inward to our 1970's fixer upper, I've wanted to supplant the outdated brass doorknobs that graced every unmarried door inward the house. Upon finding that novel doorknobs were around $15-$30 a piece, I decided to effort spray prototype them instead. 

And practiced news....they turned out SO amazing!

So, let's instruct started.

First affair first, here's what the doorknobs inward my sleeping accommodation looked similar before I spray painted them. Just basic brassy knobs.

Here's an upwardly unopen look. 

And here's what the doorknobs looked similar afterwards I spray painted them.

 I exactly loved how they turned out, in addition to it actually made such a departure inward the overall experience of the room. 

In fact, the doorknobs turned out in addition to hence well, that I decided to utilization the same spray pigment on the hardware on my thrift shop dresser that I painted white earlier this year.

Here's a closeup.

Okay, in addition to hence let's instruct started amongst a quick tutorial. 

First things first, I exactly removed the doorknob from the door amongst a screwdriver.

Then I took the doorknob exterior into a good ventilated surface area in addition to placed it on some cardboard. I didn't prime number or sand the knobs beforehand. I've spray painted close a 1000000 things at this point, in addition to accept establish that most of them fourth dimension when spray prototype metallic element items, primer is unneccessary. Spray pigment is an petroleum based product, in addition to it adheres actually good to exactly close anything.

Choosing a spray pigment is actually i of the most of import parts of this project. I've tried other version of petroleum rubbed bronze, in addition to they exactly can't compete amongst this one.

My favorite is Rustoleum Universal Metallic Oil Rubbed Bronze. You tin discovery it at most domicile improvement stores in addition to online here (affiliate link).

I exactly absolutely dear the means it looks. It's almost black, but has petty specks of metallic element inward it that makes it await similar a professional person petroleum rubbed bronze finish.

I spray painted 2 low-cal coats on the doorknobs, allowing each coat to dry out inward betwixt for close xxx minutes. Once I was done, I brought them within in addition to allow the pigment fully cure for close 24 hours before reattaching them to the doors. 

Many of you lot accept asked since I originally wrote this post close whether or non the pigment has held up, in addition to I'm happy to study that it has held upwardly great. I also ended upwardly using the same spray pigment on another hardware in addition to fifty-fifty a few hinges elsewhere inward the house, in addition to I've exactly been actually pleased amongst the result. Plus, the bully purpose is that it's spray paint, in addition to hence if you lot do spill out to notice whatever habiliment or tear, it's an slowly fix...just take away the hardware in addition to affect it upwardly amongst some to a greater extent than spray paint!

And exactly for fun, here's a petty side past times side of the doors (newly painted using this tutorial) amongst their fresh novel petroleum rubbed bronze doorknobs. It's quite the upgrade from when nosotros starting fourth dimension moved in, in addition to all it required was paint.  

For to a greater extent than on our bedroom, cheque out this post here.

That's all for today, ya'll! 

Thanks in addition to hence much for stopping by. I'm in addition to hence glad you're here!

For to a greater extent than bully spray prototype ideas, cheque out my 10 spray prototype tips here.

Or you lot tin cheque out my 10 things you lot should know close spray paint here.

'Til side past times side time!

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