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Decorating question: to paint or not to paint hardware
Hi,
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? 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? Many thanks in advance! Aaron Fude |
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Decorating question: to paint or not to paint hardware
The hardware could be rusted or tarnished so paint just covers it up,
removing and cleaning it could be a job, even then , if there is rust or tarnish paint might be the best option |
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Decorating question: to paint or not to paint hardware
First of all, if you want to strip the hardware because you think you
will have shiny brass, copper, or bronze when you've finished, make sure that's what you have now. I have an old house and much of the original hardware is flat black ferrous metal; very little of it has turned out to be brass, and none of it bronze or copper. You may still prefer unpainted, but don't count on having pretty, shiny hardware when you're done. (And by the way, although brass does shine up very nicely, there is a lot of elbow grease involved in getting it there.) Secondly, I strongly recommend checking out the most recent issue of "This Old House" (no affiliation here, just a reader) where they had an article about how to strip old hardware with NO stripper or chemicals of any kind. Essentially, they soaked it in a crock pot overnight (that's right, a regular kitchen crock pot) and the paint peeled off with virtually no effort the next day. Not sure if the article is online or not, but I'm sure you can get a copy of the magazine from their website. Jo Ann Norminn wrote: wrote: Hi, 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? If you can take them apart, strip them, polish and spray with clear laquer. Do not touch with bare hands after polishing. If they are brass plated junk, replace them. Brass shines up very nicely, and paint remover won't hurt it. 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? Might rust if not coated. Strip and clear coat with matte or gloss, your pref. Many thanks in advance! Aaron Fude |
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Decorating question: to paint or not to paint hardware
Do not paint over hardware. That's what lazy people do.
th person with the black freeous metal probably has crappy brass coated steel that's rusted. Get stainless steel and don't paint it. |
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Decorating question: to paint or not to paint hardware
Uhm, that would be me, and I'm not about to put stainless steel
hardware in a Victorian house (nor was I the person who painted the existing hardware). My point to the OP stands: If you want to strip because you think you will have pretty hardware underneath the paint, be warned: You may not. Jo Ann wrote: Do not paint over hardware. That's what lazy people do. th person with the black freeous metal probably has crappy brass coated steel that's rusted. Get stainless steel and don't paint it. |
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