Our Fireplace cover was a hideous mess.  It was old, rusted and frankly out of date!  Its been this way for 10 years (it came with the house).

I just assumed that I could run down to home depot and pick up another one.  PLUS, I had no idea how to take it off the fireplace.

So GOOD NEWS - fireplace covers are SUPER easy to remove.  Mine was held in place with a few screws.  It's basically pressure mounted, so loosen the screws and it pulls right out!

BAD NEWS - you can't just run down to home depot and buy a new one.  They need to be custom ordered and they're kind of pricey.

More GOOD NEWS - they're easy to clean and paint!

Skip the fireplace section and dash over to the paint aisle!

I don't remember what I paid for the paint, but it was less than $5!

First, though, clean and lightly sand the rust from the old cover.  Also sand of any shiny finish - this will make the paint stick better.

Lay the cover as flat as you can (so the paint doesn't run).



Then mask and tape the glass.

Now you're ready to paint!  I used 2 coats of paint.  I let the cover dry for about 30 minutes between coats.

That's it!  This is a REALLY SUPER EASY project.  It just took a couple of hours.

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