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1. I'm repainting my door. The previous owner had painted the hinges
and the little slide lock white along with the door. I think it's lame.
Am I right? Those pieces should shine in their brass or copper or
bronze beauty, no?

Painting the hardware was done, probably just being lazy! If you've got
the time and the gumption then it would definitely look better to either
strip the paint or replace the hardware. Check with you're local paint
shop to see if they have a good recommendation for how to strip the
paint without damaging the hardware. Otherwise you may end up buying
more hardware. Buying hardware is easier solution because you're going
to have to remove the old anyway whether you strip or replace.

2. I'm repainting my wrought iron banister. The previous owner had
selected a swampy diarrheal darkish green with a shade of yellowish
puke. And also painted the screwes that by which the banister is fixed
to the floor. I think that those too should show naturally, but here
I'm not so sure. Could leaving them unpainted, which in this case would
amount to replacing them, lead to an undesirable industrial look. Or
will it, as I hope, look cool?

You should work for the companies that name the paint shades. I always
wonder who can come up with those names. "Gobi Desert" is what my house
is painted with.

IMHO wrought iron should be black. And in this case I would paint the
screws/hardware so you have a nice clean look.

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