Painting Brass Fireplace Doors

So i decided why not procrastinate packing a bit longer and spray paint a brass fireplace.

Painting brass fireplace doors.

Lets talk about my fireplace. Because fireplace doors get so hot you have to use a high heat paint. Brass accents highlight decorative features and. You can paint over brass fireplace doors but it s very important to use the right paint.

Painting brass fireplace doors was a great way to update our 1960s fireplace. It brightened up the entire living room and made everything look better but it also accentuated the dated brass fireplace surround. Eventually we d love to replace this wood burning. Some high heat paints are not meant to be used with a primer so make sure you read the instructions on the can.

So right before we headed to haiti rather than packing and prepping i decided to paint the paneling in in our living room. 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. Spray paint your brass fireplace trim with this simple tutorial. Bright toned shiny brass is a common adornment for the doors of wood burning stoves and fireplace inserts.

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. Your painted fireplace insert will look completely updated in 30 minutes or less.