How to Paint Kitchen Cabinet Hardware

If you have outdated kitchen cabinet hardware, then follow these simple steps to update it in no time. You can save more than 75 percent on the cost of new kitchen cabinet hardware simply by painting.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ammonia Based Cleaner
• Hot water
• Spray primer
• Spray paint
• Newspaper
• Scrub brush
• Sandpaper
• Screwdriver
• Styrofoam sheets

Prepare for Painting

1. Unscrew your existing hardware and remove it from your kitchen cabinets.

2. Soak the cabinet hardware in a bucket of warm soapy water. Use an ammonia based cleaner for the soap. The ammonia is great for cutting through the grime.

3. Scrub the kitchen cabinet hardware with a scrub brush and then wash the soap off.

4. Sand away any grime or rough areas with a fine grit sand paper. Rinse with cleaner water.

5. Set the kitchen cabinet hardware out to dry.

Paint the Kitchen Cabinet Hardware

6. Lay out sheets of newspaper on a work table outside. Place the blocks of Styrofoam on the newspaper.

7. Screw the screws into the back of the kitchen cabinet hardware and stand it on the Styrofoam sheets and blocks.

8. Spray the kitchen cabinet hardware with a primer. This will help the paint stick to the kitchen cabinet hardware.

9. Spray on the new paint color once the primer has dried. Spray on enough light coats to cover the kitchen cabinet hardware in the new color.

Tips & Warnings

• Use an oil-based primer and oil-based paint for the longest lasting results. If you use an oil-based primer you must use an oil based paint.
• Use a hammered metal spray paint on your kitchen cabinet hardware. It comes in stainless steel, polished bronze and even brass. The texture looks great and will give an expensive look to painted kitchen cabinet hardware.
• Always prime the kitchen cabinet hardware before painting. Many paints will not properly stick to metal hardware. It may look good at first, but it will quickly peel and scratch off.