My cupboard doors and drawers have silver coloured metal knobs, after I have painted the doors I was going to fit new knobs but they are SO expensive!! The ones I liked were over £3 each and I need 31 knobs!!! so I thought of painting them in a bronze colour but which paint would be the most durable? The Humbrol comes in the right size small tins but if the Hammerite would be better than I shall have to get that. As usual your thoughts are most gratefully wanted.
Val I think new cabinet knobs would set newly painted doors off to the best effect. If you would like to try painting them... Hammerite is a lovely coloured paint for metal . I used the bronze over a year ago to paint a metal bench . I found the colour to be more gold than bronze , so I mixed black Hammerite with it to get the right shade for me. Now Humbrol not used that since I built Airfix kits . Can you buy it in large tins ? I can only remember the little modelling tins.
No Humbrol comes in those tiny tins which you remember and one size a bit bigger which would be perfect for what I want, but I'm thinking that if I do paint then Hammerite would probably be best.
Val, Just my opinion as I am working a bit blind with your info Is the Humbrol NOT in 14ml pots and £1.50 a pot or 50ml at £2.80, you would need quite a few pots for 31 door knobs I would think humbrol would chip easier during use Hammerite is good, and maybe a little more expensive (though for some reason there seems to be a glut of tins available at outdoor markets at £5 a tin) worth a look see Jack McH
Yes I think so too. Well I have been looking for some new knobs, some too big, some too small, most wrong colour, bolts at the back too long so would need cutting down, ones I really liked didn't have 31 of them available. Geez, I'm gonna dream about knobs tonight, I think it would be easier to move house!!!
I would spray them with car paint personally. Hamerite leaves run marks very easily unless you dipped them.
Got to agree with @Jungle Jane on this one - I'd suggest starting off with some acid etch primer first though, then you will be sure the paint adheres well
Well, this finally tipped the balance in favour of new knobs. Yes, I would need to use primer first, then at least 2 or 3 fine coats of spray paint and then the biggest problem would be waiting for the ideal days when I could actually go outside and do the job. So I purchased the ones that I really really liked, they are ceramic , cost a small fortune but I LOVE them!!!!
Sorry @ Val.., I didn't mean to spend your money... Still, you got the ones you like, and I am sure you will enjoy seeing them for years to come