Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it.
Painting before or after door handles are installed.
You really need to sand the door handles well before applying the spray paint.
Exterior doors are heavy and painting them before they are hung can cause problems.
Once they have had ample time to dry then re install.
Door painting tips before painting a door here are a few tips to help the task go smoothly.
We used these grime boss wipes.
First decide if you want to paint the door before or after you hang it.
The easiest way to paint a door is while it is in its frame on its hinges.
If you remove the door from the frame the frame may shift and the door may not fit or function properly when replaced.
It also seals porous fillers so the topcoat looks smooth and even.
All of the doors in that house were brass when we purchased it.
But in the end we decided it just wasn t worth the time in the middle of a top to bottom renovation and we picked up new hardware.
So even though we brad planed all the troublesome ones a little before painting when we went to install a few of them they were clearly too tight or simply wouldn t fit.
Tips for sanding the brass door handle before painting.
There you have it a quick and easy update for door knobs.
Interior door hardware however is pretty inexpensive.
The great thing about using the proclassic paint is that it doesn t need a coat of polyurethane after paint like a lot of paint would require.
We used this sanding paper.
Painting first means you have to be careful with everything and trimming planing a newly painted anything usually doesn t finish well after touch ups.
Prime the entire door before painting unless the old paint is in perfect condition you should prime before painting.
It s awkward to maneuver around a door once it is lying down and you might have to wait many hours or even days for the paint to dry before you can paint the other side.
Primer blocks stains mutes dark colors and helps new paint stick better.
About 1 8 gap should be between the door and jamb all the way around.
After reading this post i am excited to save the money and paint our brass door handles but mostly this was a devine appointment.
So we had to haul them back down to the garage and plane off some of our pretty fresh paint job.
I install first then paint later.
I tried painting my door handle and it went disastrously bad so i m.
After ready the part at the end about god seeing me not forgetting about me i had a big ugly cry but a good one.
Then you re ready to spray paint.
Let the paint dry for at least 12 hours between the two coats and let the second coat dry even a little longer before moving on to putting the hardware on.
Otherwise you ll get some of the brass shining through when the paint doesn t stick.
Painting a door while it is hung can lead to drips and streaks in the paint.
Front door hardware not so much.
Follow the same above steps works like a charm.
