After it is dry reinstall the hardware on the door.
Spray paint storm door hardware.
Remove the storm door entirely if you have one and remove the hardware for spray painting.
You can update brass door pulls or knobs too.
A metal storm door is purchased for protection against the elements rather than beauty.
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Lightly sand and wipe the doors i used 80 grit step 3.
Prime with a good oil based spray paint using thin coats.
As such it is not always the most pleasant fixture around your home but that can be rectified by using metal door paint.
Now you are ready to prime and paint the door.
The spray paint kind of spreads everywhere even if you re directly targeting the door knobs.
Aluminum storm doors can be spray painted or you could hire a pro to apply a highly durable powder coat finish.
Set up your hardware on a dropcloth or out in the grass and spray paint it in the color of your choice.
Reader photo if you want a pro to do the painting you might or might not save.
You can check out our door painting post for more details on that stuff like how we sanded the paint around the hardware that we removed so it was nice and smooth before painting.
Today i am showing you how to update dated brass hardware i am updating my doorknobs from brass to oil rubbed bronze.
Paint your door with a gloss enamel paint in the color of your choice.
This is a quick and easy update you ca.
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.
Also remove kickplates if any.
Spray paint brass shower handles outside.
Let it dry the recommended time.
Spray paint door knobs or buy new.
Here we have the sliding door hardware along with the doorknob deadbolt and the door knocker from the front door.
After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot.
This prepares the surface so new primer and paint will adhere well.
You can turn your metal storm door from an eyesore to a winner with no more than a weekend s work.
This is probably obvious but don t ruin your house by spray painting inside.
Painting our storm door.
It also allowed us to be more thorough with the paint since we could hit it from all sides.
We also spray painted on a wooden board which prevented our yard from getting painted.
Oh and i found out the name of the paint for everyone that was asking.
Using a rag and tsp cleaner spray down the door and wipe it dry.
Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary.
