Cleaning Paint Off Old Door Hinges

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or.

Cleaning paint off old door hinges. Set the hinges in the pot and boil for 15 20 minutes. Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. This video will give you a. The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal.

Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium. Fill the pot halfway with water and set it on the stove on high heat. It may take a. This video is demonstrates the process of removing paint from metal objects.

In this case i remove old paint from hinges. Remove any paint that is present on the hinges or the hinge pins with a paint remover. Obviously using steel wool will scuff your hardware. Fill an old pot with water and bring it to a simmer.

I also used the pliers to flip it over so i could heat up the other side as well. Lift the hinges out with tongs and wear gloves as you scrape and buff off all the paint. Ask this old house painter mauro henrique demonstrates how to strip paint off of old door hardware. Apply the paint remover with a 1 inch paint brush.

Cook the hinges on high for about an hour or so. Take an old crock pot can be found at any thrift store add water to cover hinges and a couple of squirts of dishwashing liquid. Avoid applying the cleanser directly on the surface of your furniture hardware hinges handles or knobs. I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers.

Old paint rust goo comes right off. Under hot running water i rubbed the paint off the hardware using steel wool. Make sure that your hardware surface is still wet and use the sponge or cloth to apply bkf to your hardware. Apply bar keepers friend powdered cleanser or soft liquid cleanser to a wet non abrasive sponge or cloth.

This was by far the most laborious way to remove paint. I also set my sink s strainer in place to catch the paint flecks as they were removed. Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it. The paint will bubble up on the hinges and pins.

While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint. This is my first attempt at produci. It doesn t necessarily need to boil. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them.