How To Clean Door Hinges From Paint

This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.

How to clean door hinges from paint.

Special consideration for painted hardware. 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. For individual pieces of hardware such as a door hinge place a washcloth or other type of soft cloth that has been soaked in the hot water soda mixture over the piece of hardware for a few minutes to loosen the paint. The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal.

This technique also works for. Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium. If it is not place it back in the crockpot for another few hours. Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it.

This video is demonstrates the process of removing paint from metal objects. Previous homeowners tenants or landlords may have chosen the easy route and painted right over doorknobs handles and hinges. I also used the pliers to flip it over so i could heat up the other side as well. I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Pull out the hinge pin with your fingers and set it aside. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. In this case i remove old paint from hinges.

Remove the screws securing the hinges with a. If the paint is coming off remove it and restore the hinge to its rightful place. How to clean old hinges. While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint.

Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. This is my first attempt at produci. Paint is another big challenge to cleaning hardware. Once you have the hinge off place it on your protected surface.

Remove the hinge pin with a screwdriver or a cold chisel. Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. If after another dip in the crockpot the paint is still not coming off or has only partially come off rub a cloth.