How To Remove Paint Off Door Hinges

Mauro finds an old painting tray works well for this application.

How to remove paint off door hinges.

All in all heat soaking your door knobs is the way to go. The paint came off easily the hardware didn t end up getting scuffed and it was a fairly pain free process. This is my first attempt at produci. For the residual i scraped some with a flathead screwdriver but i didn t make myself crazy with it because part 2 of my plan would cover that up.

Soak painted hardware in hot water to loosen many layers of paint and make cleaning much easier. In this case i remove old paint from hinges. Magic eraser the original works better i m using another brand cause i had it on hand 2. Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night.

This got most of the paint off. Great because they don t scratch. Most of it should be able to be removed by hand. After washing it the hinge will be cool enough to touch.

Place the hardware in the crockpot. Pull the hardware out of the pot and place it somewhere where the paint can be scraped off. Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium. Plastic scraper mine was a pampered chef scraper that came with a stone purchase.

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. This video is demonstrates the process of removing paint from metal objects. For harder areas use a soft bristle brush to scrub it off. I used two shades of rub n buff to refinish my now clean hinges.

Peel and scrape the paint off. The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal. If you want to strip paint from metal without the nasty fumes and mess of chemical strippers just fill a slow cooker with water and set the dial to high. Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it.

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