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Painting metal shower doors

My situation....needing to paint the metal on a shower door from yellow/brass to a antique brass/brown color. the faucets are the new finish called "oil rubbed brass". It does not have to look shiny.....I hope you can help me find a product or resource to help.

Kelli Petersen
hobbyist - Forest Hill, California
2007

Self-etching primer
on
Amazon

(affil links)

Rust-Oleum Oil Rubbed Bronze
on
Amazon

(affil links)

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Paint brass shower doors. Is it possible to change the color and also have a durable nice looking finish?

Bonnie Holloway
homeowner - Highland Village, Texas
March 7, 2009

April 5, 2011

Need to know if there is any way to change the silver aluminum color on my new shower door frame to an oil rubbed bronze color. Any suggestions appreciated

verna metz
homeowner - orange, texas, USA

2007

Unless these doors were very expensive, they are probably dyed anodized aluminum rather than brass, and your most promising path would be to lightly sand them and paint them with one of the fancy American Accents type paints after applying a Self-etching primer [on eBay or Amazon] .

Alternately get new shower doors; they are available in what the industry calls "bronze" color, which is actually pretty close to brown. It should "go" reasonably well and you'll have a more durable finish than a repainted finish while retaining a metallic look. Best of luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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