How To Clean Painted Door Hinges

The heat and moisture will soften the paint and often it will fall off as a single piece.

How to clean painted door hinges.

Place the screwdriver or cold chisel under the edge of the head of the hinge pin. Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. Remove the hinge pin with a screwdriver or a cold chisel.

Pull out the hinge pin with your fingers and set it aside. I used a small artist s paintbrush to get into the crevices. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. Not everyone values the look of untouched hardware.

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. Previous homeowners tenants or landlords may have chosen the easy route and painted right over doorknobs handles and hinges. Once that was dried i went over it with antique gold. I wanted them to match my new doorknobs as closely as possible.

The pressure of the water removed most of the still clinging paint and i was able to rub the rest off with my fingers. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. Special consideration for painted hardware. Paint is another big challenge to cleaning hardware.

Remove the screws securing the hinges with a. 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. Soak painted hardware in hot water to loosen many layers of paint and make cleaning much easier. I used two shades of rub n buff to refinish my now clean hinges.