Painting Brass Fireplace Doors Black

Because fireplace doors get so hot you have to use a high heat paint.

Painting brass fireplace doors black.

Some high heat paints are not meant to be used with a primer so make sure you read the instructions on the can. Additionally since my glass doors were easily removable they just screwed off i took them off and covered the inside of the fireplace with plastic as well. It brightened up the entire living room and made everything look better but it also accentuated the dated brass fireplace surround. So i decided why not procrastinate packing a bit longer and spray paint a brass fireplace.

Spray paint using the high heat spray paint paint the insert. So right before we headed to haiti rather than packing and prepping i decided to paint the paneling in in our living room. Your doors may be solid brass or brass plated steel a magnet will not stick to solid brass but in either case the process is the same. And look at that.

While brass is currently in this brass was old and dull. Brass accents highlight decorative features and brighten otherwise solid black iron but. However we just can t take on another big project like that right now. It was originally a brass color that i decided to paint brown a couple years ago.

And if you want to learn how i painted the fireplace tile to cream check out the next post here. My solution is to paint the brass fireplace doors and frame a matte black to at least take away the sparkling look at me effect. Our fireplace surround recently got a quick makeover with the help of black high heat enamel by rust oleum. You can paint over brass fireplace doors but it s very important to use the right paint.

Here is a quick video of me spraying the fireplace brass for all you visual learners. A painted fireplace brass trim. Whether your brass fireplace doors have become dingy and tarnished or you re just ready for a change painting them is a fairly simple weekend project. Today i am sharing how to update a fireplace surround that is brass.

Bright toned shiny brass is a common adornment for the doors of wood burning stoves and fireplace inserts. Eventually we d love to replace this wood burning. We can remain friends. And there you go.

So much more 2016.