Good painters remove or cover door hardware before they paint.
Spray paint door hinges without removing.
Remove paint from hinges without removing the door.
How to paint hinges without removing them.
To avoid removing the doors systematically remove one hinge from each door.
Open and close the door every hour during the drying time to prevent sticking.
Refinishing old door hardware with spray paint.
Plastic wrap i used saran wrap.
Wait three hours for the hinges to dry.
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After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.
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After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
Fortunately any knob escutcheon plate or hinge can easily be made to shine again without the need for noxious chemicals expensive tools or uncomfortable gear.
Optional paper plate and craft paint brush for touch ups.
Removing the door knobs will take a little while so i used the time to listen to one of my favorite podcasts see the list here.
For example start with all the top hinges.
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The other kind of painter just slops it over any exposed metal and ruins the door s appearance.
Spray paint i used krylon rust protector.
Step 4 coat each hinge with oil based spray enamel.
I decided to paint the front door without taking it off the hinges or even removing the hardware because that is the fastest and easiest way.
Remove the door hardware.
Painter s tape i use frog tape.
I used a piece of painter s tape to label which set of knobs went with which door.
How to paint a door.
Remove them and scrape the paint from all those hinges.
Wait three hours for the hinges to dry.
Remove the hardware with a screwdriver.
Light grit sandpaper i used 150 grit.
But for anyone looking to get to work painting door knobs without having to remove them here is how i did it.
It took me the better part of a day but eventually all our hinges were beautiful and shiny again.
We bought our house brand new straight from the builder.
Then re install all the top hinges and remove the middle hinges next.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
