Oh and i found out the name of the paint for everyone that was asking.
Spray paint storm door hardware.
Let it dry the recommended time.
Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.
After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.
Spray paint door knobs or buy new.
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Aluminum storm doors can be spray painted or you could hire a pro to apply a highly durable powder coat finish.
To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours.
When we first moved into our house a few years ago i looked into buying new doorknobs for the whole house to replace the old brass doorknobs.
Lightly sand and wipe the doors i used 80 grit step 3.
Using a rag and tsp cleaner spray down the door and wipe it dry.
We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
Now you are ready to prime and paint the door.
It also allowed us to be more thorough with the paint since we could hit it from all sides.
This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
Prime with a good oil based spray paint using thin coats.
You can turn your metal storm door from an eyesore to a winner with no more than a weekend s work.
Reader photo if you want a pro to do the painting you might or might not save.
Set up your hardware on a dropcloth or out in the grass and spray paint it in the color of your choice.
Paint your door with a gloss enamel paint in the color of your choice.
This is a quick and easy update you ca.
Also remove kickplates if any.
This prepares the surface so new primer and paint will adhere well.
You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.
Unlike the front door we disassembled the storm door because we wanted to use the same rustoleum spray paint we used on the door hardware.
Today i am showing you how to update dated brass hardware i am updating my doorknobs from brass to oil rubbed bronze.
Spray paint brass shower handles outside.
Remove the storm door entirely if you have one and remove the hardware for spray painting.
Painting our storm door.
But back to our pile o removed hardware.