Cleaning Paint Off Old Door Hinges

While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint.

Cleaning paint off old door hinges.

Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium. Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. Obviously using steel wool will scuff your hardware. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges.

I also used the pliers to flip it over so i could heat up the other side as well. 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. Set the hinges in the pot and boil for 15 20 minutes. This video is demonstrates the process of removing paint from metal objects.

This is my first attempt at produci. It may take a. It doesn t necessarily need to boil. In this case i remove old paint from hinges.

I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers. Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it. Apply the paint remover with a 1 inch paint brush. Use a 1 inch putty knife to remove the paint after it bubbles up.

Make sure that your hardware surface is still wet and use the sponge or cloth to apply bkf to your hardware. I also set my sink s strainer in place to catch the paint flecks as they were removed. Avoid applying the cleanser directly on the surface of your furniture hardware hinges handles or knobs. Cook the hinges on high for about an hour or so.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or. Fill an old pot with water and bring it to a simmer. Apply bar keepers friend powdered cleanser or soft liquid cleanser to a wet non abrasive sponge or cloth. Old paint rust goo comes right off.

Once you have the hinge off place it on your protected surface. Fill the pot halfway with water and set it on the stove on high heat. This was by far the most laborious way to remove paint. This video will give you a.

Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. The paint will bubble up on the hinges and pins. 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.