Transform Your Door Knob with These Jaw-Dropping Tips - You Won't Believe the Results!

 

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Back in the days when bronze door knobs were popular everybody has some on their doors.

It reached a point in time if you don’t have some at home you are considered out modern.
I remember when I bought mine about 13 years ago. The memory is still fresh in my mind, I was very excited that I had to fix them on that same day.
13 years down the line now they are now the outmoded style now.

The new trend is to paint them black.
Since I have so much joy for DIYs, I took on the challenge to repaint them and give them a facelift.

I wrote this article to share how you can spray paint your doorknob and hinges to give them an astonishing new look rather than spending money to buy new ones.

Lean the door on the wall to keep it stable so you can unscrew it easily without it an hindrance.

Use a screwdriver or a power drill to unscrew the screws in the doorknob.

You will need to be extra careful not to hurt your fingers.

After removing the screw from the first side of the door, move the door as if you want to close it.

Try and get something to put in between the door and the door frame to stop the door steady so you can unscrew the other side of the doorknob.
I used a small chair to stop the door from fully closing when I was unscrewing mine.
Remove the screws holding the set lock which is that metallic machine in the middle part of the door’s edges.
Be careful it doesn’t fall or dent your floor.

The door hinges are the next in line to remove.
To do this, you will still need to use your screwdriver to assist you to do the job with ease.

Again, be careful with the screwdriver.

Close the door and begin removing the door hinges from the one closest to the floor.

You will have to remove the hinges screwed into the door frame first.
Remove the 4 screws from the frame and move to the hinges screwed in the topmost frame.

Now it is left with the middle hinge holding the door.
The reason you must leave that for last is to prevent the door from hitting you whilst it accidentally falls off because when you are removing the middle hinge, you will be in its standing position.

Now that you have removed the door from the frame, put it on the floor and remove the hinges still left in it.

Almost time to paint
For an easy painting, get a box and zip all the screws in it.

Sand the brass doorknob and hinges well using 400 grit sandpaper.

For a perfect finish, you can spend at least an hour sanding down the hinges and the doorknobs or handle.

You will then have to use another sandpaper which is the 220 grits to take off the gloss and smoothen them a little bit.

Remember you are doing this for the doorknobs and hinges only excluding the screws.

Use a paint thinner and a duster to clean off the metal debris from the sanding and also dirt and greases on the hinges.

Time to paint

Take all the parts you removed outside under the sun to begin painting.

You can start off the painting beginning with the hinges.

To prevent messing your hands with paint, you can get yourself a rope that can easily fit through the holes of the hinges and let them be hanging all on their own.

Take your black spray paint and start painting the hinges by applying just a little pressure on the trigger of the spray paint.

Go nice and easy on the spraying. Two strokes should be enough for the hinges. Allow them to dry for about 5 minutes before applying the second coat.

Stuck the door handles too in the box to make the stable in a fixed position before applying the spray on them.
Remember to give the doorknobs second spray coats and then finally the screws.

Finally, spray all the parts using a clear coat most importantly the doorknobs or handles.

The clear coat is to gives a glossy finish to your painting.

Wait about 3 minutes and reapply the clear coat.
You can give it another coat if you are not satisfied with the final outcome.

Leave all the parts to dry to touch for about 30 minutes under the sun.

Fixing

This shouldn’t be difficult to do.

Start re-fixing the hinges back to the door.

Re-attach all 3 at once in the same order you removed them.
Re-fix the doorknobs or handles too back and fix the door in its frame.

You can use a mat or wood underneath to help re-position it well so that you can screw them back into the old hole.
Thats it.
This shouldn’t be difficult to do yourself.

 Here is a video tutorial to help you.

 

video by Tom Gunn Tools

Resources

Dewalt coldless drill

Rust-oleun oil rubbed bronzepaint

Rust-oleun matte clear enamel

A screwdriver

400 grit sandpaper

220 grit sandpaper

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