How To Clean Painted Door Hinges

Soak painted hardware in hot water to loosen many layers of paint and make cleaning much easier.

How to clean painted door hinges.

Remove the screws securing the hinges with a. Once that was dried i went over it with antique gold. Place the screwdriver or cold chisel under the edge of the head of the hinge pin. Previous homeowners tenants or landlords may have chosen the easy route and painted right over doorknobs handles and hinges.

I wanted them to match my new doorknobs as closely as possible. The heat and moisture will soften the paint and often it will fall off as a single piece. I used two shades of rub n buff to refinish my now clean hinges. If you want to strip paint from metal without the nasty fumes and mess of chemical strippers just fill a slow cooker with water and set the dial to high.

Heat gun putty knife scraper or 5 in 1 painter s tool gloves detail nylon or wire brush pliers or metal tongs sheet metal fine grit sandpaper and or steel wool. How to clean old hinges. Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Not everyone values the look of untouched hardware.

I used a small artist s paintbrush to get into the crevices. First i rubbed on a light coating of black rub n buff. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. The pressure of the water removed most of the still clinging paint and i was able to rub the rest off with my fingers.

Pull out the hinge pin with your fingers and set it aside. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. Don t discard your pot of hot water until you have removed all the paint as you may need to momentarily soak your hardware again if any paint spots are being especially stubborn. Paint is another big challenge to cleaning hardware.