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inquisitivewoman

Wed, 05/23/2007 - 4:08pm

Painting over brass/gold fixtures

So we have these butt-ugly brass fixtures all over our house - ceiling lights, fans, doorknobs, you name it. What kind of spray paint and primer do I need to paint over it? With what kind of texture? And how can I get a brushed nickel or platinum look? Thank you!

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rcorourke writes:

Wed, 05/23/2007 - 9:14pm

we are in the process of doing this right now. Our dining room chandelier is a glass and brass from the 80's. We saw something we liked at Home Depot ($110.), and decided to copy the style. Got spray paint that matched, it is called Hammered Bronze by Rust-Oleum (does not require priming) the finish does look "hammered", when you spray it there are bubbles, as it dries they pop and the finish looks hammered. We spray painted the glass shades with a frosted white paint and it came out beautiful. All for under $10!!! Incredibly easy! There is brushed platinum or nickel. Now we are doing two others in the house. Go for it, it is easy!! Now I am staring at this ugly ceiling fan.... Connie in San Antonio

Where?

inquisitivewoman writes:

Thu, 05/24/2007 - 7:51am

Yay! Thanks for the reply! Now where did you buy this Rust-Oleum spray paint at? (I'm getting excited. I'm thinking this will be my Memorial Day weekend project!)

Rust-Oleum is at Home Depot

jenny writes:

Thu, 05/24/2007 - 11:37am

You can find Rust-Oleum at most major home improvement stores, including Home Depot and Lowe's. Many larger hardware stores should probably offer it as well. Good luck on the project! Upload your photos when you're done, so we can all see them!

Kry-Lon also has a good

rcorourke writes:

Thu, 05/24/2007 - 7:01pm

Kry-Lon also has a good selection, but we got it at Loew's.You cansee some samples on their website. Have fun and let meknow how it turns out!

One more dumb question

inquisitivewoman writes:

Fri, 05/25/2007 - 6:54am

Thanks for all your help, and I most definitley will post pics! But one more question, that is probably obvious to everyone else on the planet: Do you take everything down and completely disassemble it to paint it?

Depends on what you're painting

BeeCee writes:

Fri, 05/25/2007 - 9:27am

If you're painting the door knobs, it's probably best to leave them on, just mask off the door with painter's tape and perhaps some newspaper so that you don't get paint on the door.

But to get professional looking results on your light fixtures, I would definately take them down and disassemble most parts before painting (or at least take the bulbs out and mask off the electrical parts so that you don't get paint in them.)

As for the fans, not sure if you mean ceiling fans or normal table-top fans. I think I'd probably leave those together and just mask off the electrical components so that you don't get paint in them.

Good luck!

Excellent

inquisitivewoman writes:

Fri, 05/25/2007 - 8:35pm

That really helps - thank you so much!

Brass trim for recessed lighting

julspyder writes:

Tue, 05/29/2007 - 10:27pm

I have brass trim around my recessed lighting cans outside in my eves and overhangs. I really want to change it to Brushed Nickel. I was just wondering how your week end project went on fixing your brass. If this worked it could save me hundreds of dollars. I also have way to much 80's brass in my house and want to replace or paint it all. Upload picts asap. Thanks

Hi! Sorry I haven't been on

inquisitivewoman writes:

Sun, 06/17/2007 - 3:23pm

Hi! Sorry I haven't been on here to give updates. My husband got really sick and so I haven't had time to do any painting yet. He's just beginning to get better, and he is just as eager to get it done. I will post pics as soon as we do so!

painting shower surrounds

genebelle writes:

Thu, 06/14/2007 - 9:54am

is it possible to paint the brass on the shower surround? is there a paint that i can use to paint that won't be destroyed by water exposure?

painting shower surround too

Be Judi writes:

Tue, 10/09/2007 - 9:23am

I also have an ugly brass-ish shower surround that I want to paint a rubbed bronze or silver. Anyone have advice on this? Please?

Brass door knobs, light fixtures, shower door frames

esollars writes:

Mon, 09/10/2007 - 11:14am

I am also wanting to convert my 1990's brass fixtures through out my home to the oil rubbed look. For those that have done it already, did you spray directly on the brass? I think there may be a protective coating on most of the things. Also how long ago and how did it hold up? (especially the door knobs and kitchen knobs)

Do NOT paint anything that will be touched!

janessab writes:

Mon, 10/15/2007 - 11:24am

I have spray painted a LOT of things (and the hammered paint IS fantastic). But one warning - even with absolutely fantastic prep, priming, etc. never spray paint doorknobs or areas exposed to a lot of moisture with spray paint. Unfortunately, it gets tack-y when touched and will begin to chip. It looks absolutely awful. I've even tried car paint and the same thing happens. I recommend replacing doorknobs (there are stores on eBay that sell brand-new nickel and oil-rubbed bronze for about half what you'd pay in hardware stores) and you won't end up with that cheap look. I still want to paint my brass shower surround, so if anyone has had any luck with that. . .

My husband just spray

melanie2u writes:

Fri, 12/14/2007 - 7:57am

My husband just spray painted our antique brass shower knob surround and showerhead pipe-thingies in our bathrooms. The look we desired was brushed nickel to match the bathroom faucets he just installed. We decided to not change out the tub and shower fixtures because we would have to make a large hole to attach the plumbing because the tub/shower faucets were soldered in (he said something like that). He initially used Kilz Casual Colors satin nickel. Too dark, and probably not ideal for such a wet environment. So he primed with (Rustoleum?) white primer, then repainted with the satin nickel. No better. Then he used Rustoleum Hammered (silvery color). Now the shower fixtures are bluish and cheesy looking. So we have had no luck..I will keep watching to see if anyone has had luck.

Spray painting

bellahome writes:

Sun, 03/30/2008 - 3:21pm

I have spray painted a lot of stuff too (used to own a body shop - yes I'm a woman). Semi-gloss black turns out GREAT. I've done office furniture and now a faucet in this finish. Beautiful. But I cannot for the life of me, find a decent satin nickel color spray paint. I've bought 8 cans of paint, different brands, to date and none of them have the brown tone that satin nickel faucets from the manufacturer have. I always practice on a knob first (so I don't have a whole shower set that I'm not liking the color of). They are always too blue, too shiney silver, or too dark grey. When I hold them up to the satin nickel faucet I'm trying to match a definite brown tone is missing. I'm toying with spraying the shower surround black - but worry about overspray. Spraying that much area really creates a mist cloud that I fear will settle on my marble floor. If anyone finds a brand of spray paint that has the brown undertone for satin nickel I would love to hear of it.

Ceiling Fan

Cinder24 writes:

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 7:23am

I decided to replace my brass & glass chandeliers in my house because they were way tooo 80s. However, I have 2 very nice high end Casablanca ceiling fans that are bright gold. I want to paint the kitchen one a bronze color and make the bedroom one old gold or black with gold acent. Has anyone successfully done this?? They work great and I hate to screw them up. Any advice is welcome. Thanks!