Take your fireplace screen to the garage or outside.
Spray paint brass fireplace screen.
Eventually we d love to replace this wood burning.
The fireplace screen on this fireplace was a typical 1980 s style brass fireplace screen.
Wear a dust mask.
Your painted fireplace insert will look completely updated in 30 minutes or less.
It s a large gorgeous fireplace.
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.
Let this dry then apply another thin coat.
Sand the clear coat off of the screen.
You can easily change it to a color to match your room.
So i decided why not procrastinate packing a bit longer and spray paint a brass fireplace.
Spray the brass portions of the fireplace doors with a light sweeping motion applying a thin coat of paint.
There s also this satin one your 1970 s brass fireplace screen of course.
Do not use an ordinary acrylic or latex paint on a fireplace screen.
A brass fireplace screen is attractive but sometimes we want a change.
Step 1 preparation.
Be sure you follow directions on the.
Lets talk about my fireplace.
2 electric fans we used box fans instructions.
Any gaps in the paper will get spray paint in it so take your time on this step.
Two thin coats of the spray paint will more than cover the fireplace brass.
It was in great condition worked properly and fit the opening perfectly so painting seemed like the perfect way to save money on this update.
It brightened up the entire living room and made everything look better but it also accentuated the dated brass fireplace surround.
Add more coats if necessary for coverage.
Hide your hubby and kids.
It will take you less than 1 minute for each coat.
Do not paint over a fireplace screen unless it has been coated with a heat resistant galvanized metal spray etching primer first or the finish will fail.
Then crack a window.
The paint will peel.
Sick of looking at brass on your fireplace.
It s time to paint the fireplace brass.
This can be done in a day with the right supplies from a home improvement or paint store.
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.
So right before we headed to haiti rather than packing and prepping i decided to paint the paneling in in our living room.
In this video i ll share how i updated my old looking brass to a modern sleek look for under 10 and got it done.
But when i first looked at it i couldn t figure out why i didn t like it.