I would still screw right into the refrigerator door, then reinforce the mount with the JB Weld putty.Īfter attaching the handles, I was done! It took just 3 days to complete due to drying and re-coat times, (and due to the fact that I was slowly moving, 9-months-pregnant lady trying to crawl around and paint a fridge in the middle of the night). So far it has worked great! If you couldn’t find handles that fit your existing screw holes, you could possibly use this same product to attach your new handles. I put a dab of the putty between the mounting hardware and the handle and clamped it for an hour or so. The salesman at Lowes said he once used it to attach a trailer to a broken hitch, so I figured it was strong enough for a handle. My solution was this product called JB Weld. Why? Because to open the bottom freezer drawer, you have to pull OUT and UP at the same time, which strained the mounting hardware that was designed for a towel bar, not a freezer drawer. After a few days, the handle started to get loose. It was simple and they are now sturdily attached! However, the bottom handle of the fridge was a bit more difficult.
Black and stainless steel refrigerator install#
To install my new handles, all I did was follow the mounting instructions that came with the “handle” (towel bar) and screwed right into the exiting anchored hole on the refrigerator door. Mostly that’s because the sides are rarely touched or scrubbed and thus didn’t need to be as durable. I simply put on two coats of this same paint, which is a paint/primer combo. On the sides of the fridge, which were not stainless steel, I didn’t sand or prime at all. It looks great! I did about 5 coats on the front using a small foam roller. I bought Sherwin-Williams “Emerald” latex paint in a matte finish in Tricorn Black. (I accidentally bought a white tinted primer, which still worked fine but I had to do about 5 top coats of black paint.) But, make sure to buy a dark-base primer. There are a lot of different brands and options online, and you could buy it in a spray can or roll it on. Self-etching primer is customarily used on automobiles, but I thought I might try it here since at our house, our refrigerator has to withstand loads of abuse and heavy scrubbing. This time, however, I used something called “ self etching primer” instead of the usual metal primer. That is one option for you and I’m guessing it would work just fine. I usually walk into a Sherwin-Williams store, tell them what I’m doing, and they have great suggestions for the right type of paint and primer to use. There are a lot of primers out there made specifically for metal. Or, of course, you can keep your existing handles and just paint those too!įirst, I sanded the metal with a fine sanding block. (The ones I bought are out of stock but there are many other gorgeous options, like these.) I also looked at grab bars like these, which might be a good option for your fridge depending on your handle measurements. Here’s the breakdown of how I updated this refrigerator, which included, sanding, priming, painting, and replacing the old handles with new matte brass handles. Great candidate for a painted-fridge experiment! It was fairly new, the right size, a great brand, and worked perfectly, but had one big scratch on the front and thus the low price.
One of the most important steps is to find a good stainless steel fridge to “ruin”, of course! I found this one on Craigslist for $200. Since we’re not ready for a total kitchen renovation, I decided to make my own matte black beauty. I found a new matte black refrigerator online that I fell in love with, but it came with a $3k price tag. Coordinates with the brass and gold in my kitchen 5. Stainless steel has been reigning at the top of the refrigerator world, and I see why, but I wanted something different. I’ve been frustrated with the lack of options for fridges these days.
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