I’m back again with a Do it yourself job I have been wanting to tackle for a lengthy time. I described a whilst back that my home experienced been eventually been debrassified (I changed all of our interior doorway knobs), but I was completely wrong. I had overlooked about a couple in the home.

(This is a useful write-up from our old house!)

But these were exterior door knobs that we use a critical with – so replacing them meant paying out far more than I needed on new keyed knobs. I figured I’d attempt to transform them up myself. I’ve often questioned how spray painted knobs keep up and it is the age old dilemma – some say they do terrific, some say they do horribly.

We’re about to locate out. Well…in a number of weeks/months in any case. **You can discover the link to see how they held up at the stop of this post!

I did a couple doors with various utilizes/components so it will be fascinating to see how they convert out. But initial, the how to.

Use a screwdriver and acquire the knob off the door:

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Ignore the horrible, soiled mud area door. And lacking trim. And blinding brass.

Do not be afraid to acquire the knob off – even I avoided this for years and it is not a massive deal. It’s two pieces and the screws, that is it. Just bear in mind how they go back with each other and always don’t forget the obtain to the screws side goes inside of the space!

1st up, and I assume this is most essential aspect – clean up them. I just utilized my fundamental cleansing stuff but anything at all that will get any grime or grease off is what you want:

Factor is, if you never clean up them effectively the primer and paint will not hold very well – you are going to get crackles or it will very easily have on off individuals dirty spots.

I took them out in the garage and needed a thing that would permit them to stand up, so I caught the one with the very long aspect into a store towel cardboard box and just laid the other one on major:

I afterwards trapped the screws in there far too – they stand up straight so you can spray all sides at the moment.

So…the primer component. I have some definitely very good (and pricey stuff) termed BIN primer in a spray. But it is a pain in the butt to use. I informed you additional about it right here.

I’ve attempted every thing to make it spray smoother but it just does not work. This time my gloves and the can finished up lined in the primer:

SO irritating, for the reason that it truly is good primer! The paint sprayed all clumpy and gross also, so I actually experienced to sand down the knobs a bit to assistance that. I’m throwing the primer out, which is troublesome induce it’s not low-priced.

I finished up just utilizing a standard black primer instead:

The BIN spray is a more robust, much better primer, but I was exhausted of cussing so there you go. You will need to have to permit every coat of primer and paint remedy for a excellent amount of money of time prior to the subsequent coat.

Do not they already glance so substantially greater however? SO. substantially. better.

I concluded up with my BFF…good aged ORB (that’s oil rubbed bronze for these not restricted with it):

Hello my close friend. Excellent to see you yet again.

When spray portray remember small, light-weight coats – not extended, significant kinds. There is truly not considerably to it if you try to remember that.

I took the knob off the back doorway far too and you can see the wear on the keyed facet from remaining exterior:

It will be appealing to see how these hold up – the mud area door is one particular we use a key on all the time, so that will get lots of wear and tear. The again doorway we really don’t use a key on considerably, but the outside the house section receives hit with the factors. And we use equally doors several periods a day.

On the again door I took the knob off and did that initially:

I did not want to choose both off just in case a little something went mistaken. You know I really do not have significantly luck with that door.

The deadbolt aspect was a minimal more challenging – we have been explained to we need to swap our entire again doorway (h2o difficulties) and each and every time I get inside of there I see why. The insides of that just one have been rusted so it was challenging to get the lock portion off the outside section of the door. I just finished up spray portray the inside of component.

I also took the strike plate off and sprayed that, but I know it will get scratched up – it currently is. Most of it should really stay the ORB color however, so we’ll see how that retains up:

I determined to makeover that mud place doorway so I cannot present you the after on that one just yet. ) But here’s how it seems on the back again doorway:

I can’t wait around to demonstrate you how it appears to be on the mud home door! Enjoy how the home is coming jointly! There is a extended way to go but I feel it’s heading to be enjoyable.

I’ll update you in a month or two and let you know how these are holding up! I’m actually interested to see. Our coach lights that I spray painted still look wonderful:

They are uncovered to the aspects for guaranteed, but no one handles them.

Have you at any time experimented with spray painting door knobs? How did it change out for you? I’d enjoy to listen to! I like a very good experiment. 🙂