Refurbishing Brass Door Handles

Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver.

Refurbishing brass door handles.

Bar keeper s friend is a popular and effective metal cleaning product but there are a variety of brass and metal cleaners available. Rub the brass door handle with several applications. When i stripped paint from the knobs i expected to find brass but was disappointed to find steel knobs. On a newspaper covered surface brush the handles and plates with lacquer remover.

Also clean hinges with brass cleaner. Protectaclear will restore and protect the brass hardware and keep it looking freshly polished for years. Spray 2 3 coats and leave them to dry 48 hours before replacing. Once you remove the old clear coat wash the brass with hot soapy water.

Put small amount of brass cleaner on cloth. Remove excessive tarnish with undiluted ammonia by soaking the brass door handle for an hour. Sand the brass door handles with 400 grit sanding paper. Constant polishing is frustrating.

When we first moved into our house a few years ago i looked into buying new doorknobs for the whole house to replace the old brass doorknobs. If the tarnish isn t excessive skip step 4. Finally apply a protective coating of oil or clear lacquer to the brass. I ran into the very same issue refurbishing 90 year old doors in my new house.

Then polish the brass using a lemon or vinegar solution. Scrutinize the extent of the tarnish. First remove old finish from the brass with a standard paint stripper. However i did purchase beautiful antique brass colored door knobs and handles from walmart.

Refinish your brass bronze nickel or other hardware. The door knobs are still beautiful after 4 or 5 years. Tarnished and dingy hardware on your front door detracts from the curb appeal of your home. So i decided to replace these with traditional style brass finished replicas i found cheap on amazon and glass replicas from home depot.

Guide to brass refinishing remove the hardware from the door so the finish of the door will not be affected. I am interested to know if paula ever painted her front door or was she just going to paint the front door hardware. After the coating is loosened use grade 0000 steel wool to remove the coating and to polish the brass surface. Step 1 use a reasonably strong magnet to determine whether your doorknobs are solid or plated brass.

I have a door knocker that was quite expensive and the finish is coming off. Spray paint door knobs or buy new. 16 how to spray paint door knobs that last best tips for refinishing old door hardware to diy or not to diy. However there is a single product that can effectively clean brass hardware and other metals such as copper and stainless steel in less than five minutes.