Painting Door Hinges White

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint.

Painting door hinges white.

Put on a respirator and spray a coat of metal primer on all the hinges using an aerosol can. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. Set the hinges flat on a a sheet of old newspaper with the parts you want to paint facing up.

Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting. Mine turned out great and one can under 5 goes a really long way. What i liked about ready strip is it turns from green to white when it s ready to be removed plus there is no special neutralizer needed between the paint removal step and the painting step. Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions.

Muriatic and nitric acid are generally used to etch steel. Just a little project i ve been planning on doing for awhile painting the hinges to match the doorknobs instead of spending the money to buy new hinges. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. You just wipe the door down with plain water.

Painting a door is a race against time. Start with a dust free door. I just brushed on the stripper and let it sit overnight. Consider a paint additive to slow down drying and improve leveling.

You have to lay down the paint and smooth it out before it becomes too sticky to work with or so stiff that brush marks won t level out and disappear. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. If you plan to paint both sides the most visible sides should be face up. Take multi part heat vents distributor register apart first make sure they are very dry and then spray them with rustoleum high gloss white paint enamel or whatever color you choose one that works for metal.

After reading your tips i think i will leave my doors white and just add molding i did want to say i enjoyed reading the detailed report of how not to paint doors hinges knobs etc. Pcb etch is available at most painting and home improvement stores. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. Open and close the hinges between each coat of primer and paint to help prevent them from sticking shut.