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vickilea
Explorer
Jun 20, 2014

Changed from Gold Accents to Hammered Chestnut

All the gold pulls and accents in this 15 year old motorhome were looking out of date. We tried to go down and find handles/pulls to replace. But, due to the size of the holes, couldn't find any at Home Depot/Lowes. So, we decided to spray paint them with the new Hammered Spray Paint. Man, what a difference. We sprayed the handles, the room light fixtures, the bathroom vanity light and all the towel racks, etc. Anything that was gold is now Hammered Chestnut and we love it!!!






  • Nutinelse2do's avatar
    Nutinelse2do
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    Great improvement! Hate that gold. Isnt it amazing how one little thing can make such a big difference. Enjoy!
  • jfkmk's avatar
    jfkmk
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    Wow! That really looks great! I was wondering how the "hammered" spray paints turn out.
  • Mountain_Mama's avatar
    Mountain_Mama
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    How many cans did it take? We have a ceiling fan that is gold too with white blades. May think about painting the blades too...

    Another thought...were your hinges on cabinet doors gold, too? Don't know if I'd ever convince DH to take all that down... :-(
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Jun 20, 2014
    jfkmk wrote:
    Wow! That really looks great! I was wondering how the "hammered" spray paints turn out.


    Don't know how long it will last but if one goes south, just spray it again!

    Nice idea and nice work.
  • vickilea's avatar
    vickilea
    Explorer
    Jun 23, 2014
    Well the cans were a fiasco, but we persevered! You really need to spray it on thick rather than thin like most spray paints. We didn't catch that. So, we wasted about 2 cans experimenting and then the cans would stop spraying when they still seemed full. You had to shake and spray and it was irritating. We FINALLY got them all done, I had them on a card board box and was in the moho installing them when the box fell off on to the ground and they all hit each other and scraped the ground and scratched some paint off of every single one of them! So, back to the store for more paint and had to re-spray them all again. Then I decided to do the light fixtures, the towel racks, etc. Total was about 6 cans of spray paint - but I'm sure it COULD have been done with only 2! Live and learn!

    Still love the look and if they scratch, just spray paint them again!

    The hinges are pretty well hidden and are gold. We opted to just leave them as the only hinges you actually see are the ones above the bed in the bedroom. All others I'm so short that I can't see them so didn't seem worth it to me. Now, if I were 6' tall and really noticed them still not sure if I'd go thru all that hassle just to paint them. Our doors are so thick that you really can't see the hinges.

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