One of the things we really liked about this house was the kitchen cabinetry. There are a lot of cabinets, which meant a lot of hardware. The hinges had been painted, the door and drawer knobs were worn and rusted, and all of it looked bad. We bought a new faucet with a brushed nickle finish, and wanted hardware to match. The large amount of cabinets was a very good thing, but buying new hardware for all of them would be a lot of money, so we set about restoring them.
The knobs were shiny chrome that had a lot of rust spots and grime on them. The pictures don't show how bad they really looked. You wouldn't want to use them.
We used a fine grade sandpaper sponge to sand off the grime and the rust, and the shiny finish.
And, the result was a clean knob with a finish that matches the brushed nickle faucet.
They look great.
The hinges were a little harder (actually a lot harder.)
First, we had to soak them in ...something...that took that paint off (in this process I used "we" loosly. I had nothing to do with it, but I am the one posting.)
Then "we" put nails in a board to hold the hinges down while "we" OK...Les worked on them.
He used a wire brush to get the remaining paint off.
This made them clean and shiny, but they did not match the knobs.
The next step was to spay paint the hinges with a brushed nickle spray paint.
And, VOILA!
Even the screws have a matching finish.
So, all attractive and matching hardware, and we only spent a few dollars on paint.
Hard work pays off. They turned out great!
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