How To Get Paint Off Door Hinges Without Removing Them

Remove paint from door hinges without removing them.

How to get paint off door hinges without removing them.

Maintain an 8 inch distance between the metal and the spray can nozzle at all times. Goes on clear and turns black. Open and close the door every hour during the drying time to prevent sticking. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. For example start with all the top hinges. Light grit sandpaper i used 150 grit. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.

To avoid removing the doors systematically remove one hinge from each door. It took me the better part of a day but eventually all our hinges were beautiful and shiny again. Painter s tape i use frog tape. How funny i just happened to stumble on this post not looking for anything like this but i getting ready to spray paint out door hardware with oil rubbed bronze paint ala young house love and was in need of a way to spray the hinges without getting it all over the door and surrounding walls floors etc without removing them.

Rust converter spray paint. Spray paint i used krylon rust protector. Plastic wrap i used saran wrap. Optional paper plate and craft paint brush for touch ups.

Wait three hours for the hinges to dry. Wd40 is one of my favorite products and a staple in my workshop but i always use dry graphite or spray silicone lubricant on hinges. But for anyone looking to get to work painting door knobs without having to remove them here is how i did it. Step 4 coat each hinge with oil based spray enamel.

Be sure to mask of the places you don t want it. Remove them and scrape the paint from all those hinges. Then re install all the top hinges and remove the middle hinges next.