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- Remove all hardware. I recommend labeling which handles came from which door if yours are left/right specific like mine are.
- Wipe down with a coat of liquid deglosser (near the paint thinner at the store).
- Stick all the parts in styrofoam or cardboard, including the screws.
- Using Rustoleum Universal Metallic Paint + Primer in One, spray 3 light but even coats with 10-20 minutes of dry time between each.
- Flip deadbolt locks back and forth between coats.
- Let them cure for 48+ hours; the longer the better. We lifted that table and carried it into the garage for safe drying.
- Re-assemble (make sure you do the screws lightly and by hand so you don't mess up the new paint job) and enjoy!
This update is totally a personal preference detail. I do think it immediately updates the look of your home since most new homes use nickel or oil rubbed bronze vs. brass these days.
We have one lingering brass handle and that's the front door. It will be taken care is this summer when we paint the door though! Adios brass!
Do you have to take the handle apart to paint it to make sure you get paint in all the right areas? Did you have any issues with paint building up where the handle moves and it chipping away when used again?
ReplyDeleteHey Eric. It was super easy. Two screws held it together. When you unscrewed, the handle pulls apart (on each side of the door.) I didn't take it apart any further, like trying to pull out the lock button, etc. and it is totally fine. Paint got in all the right spots. On our deadbolt, I flipped the little level thing back and forth between coats.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have any build up issues and I just sprayed around at all angles. On one or two of them, the paint didn't cover the backside of the handle completely but that side faces in to the door so you can't see it at all.
We just put them back on last week but I've read that the paint holds really well. No chipping or rub off issues so far.