41 doorknobs to paint!

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Gonna paint 41 new pine kitchen doorknobs.

Have a plan to hang them up by attaching the bolts then tying strings to the bolts and hanging them up across something.

Looking for any tips on how to do this efficiently and neatly and without drips or runs.

Thank you
 
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in a kitchen, they probably have ingrained dirt and grease, as well as traces of the old varnish. There are three things that paint doesn't stick to well.

It will be easiest to clean and paint them if you take them off the doors.

kitchen knobs are usually held on with a single M4 screw from the inside of the door, if you have to buy any, you can order them to the exact length you need rather than try cutting them.

I just had a look on https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/search/page2?searchtext=doorknobs&sort=price and can't see any much below £2 even in quantity. Sometimes you find stock clearance bargains on ebay, though if buying new, I'd probably get metal to save the work of painting.
 
I am not talking from any experience, but something that might be worth trying on one and seeing how it goes ... long screw to hold it, and dip into the paint bucket, then spin it a bit to even out ... probably won't work, but I'd try something like that first, because that's the sort of silly thing I do!
 
Thank you for the tips. I am now reconsidering, and wonder if it is going to be so much mess and hassle that buying them new in the colour I want is the better option.

I've just found sellers offering packs of 10 on amazon. They work out at about £1 each.
 
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Amazon sounds like a good option!
 
Anyone know a good place to buy 41 cheap blue cabinet knobs? Sheesh the cheapest are £45. Am I stingy in thinking this is a lot just for cabinet knobs?
 
Wow thanks Jon, I would never have found that site without you. They sell them with two different kinds of bolt and I don't know which is right for a standard UK Magnet kitchen cabinet?
 

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I've no idea. Did you see the 50 day delivery time ... hopefully they won't take that long to arrive!
 
In my experience, pine knobs normally use regular wood screws.

Back in the days when I was primarily a cabinet painter, I used to use off cuts of 9mm MDF, cut into 2 to 3" strips. I then drilled a series of 3mm holes and then screwed 4*50mm screws through the MDF. The knobs were gently twisted on to the screws, leaving them sitting about 35mm above the MDF (think of heads on poles). I spaced the screws about 8cm apart.

The first coat was leyland waterbased primer/undercoat (only because it is easy to sand flat). I then sanded them with webrax pads and finished with two coats of dulux trade oil based eggshell.

The advantage of using timer/mdf and screws is that you can move them from one location to another whilst they are drying.
 
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I used to use off cuts of 9mm MDF, cut into 2 to 3" strips. I then drilled a series of 3mm holes and then screwed 4*50mm screws through the MDF. The knobs were gently twisted on to the screws, leaving them sitting about 35mm above the MDF (think of heads on poles). I spaced the screws about 8cm apart.The first coat was leyland waterbased primer/undercoat (only because it is easy to sand flat). I then sanded them with webrax pads and finished with two coats of dulux trade oil based eggshell.
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Thanks for this tip. I am still weighing up painting the ones I have versus paying £25 and waiting for up to 50 days.
 
The 50 day wait will be much cheaper though (once you factor in material costs and labour).

With regards to your earlier question about machine screws, door are typically 19mm thick. You might have problems with a 22mm long screw. If it is available, 25mm might be better.
 
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