Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals.
Replacing painted door hinges.
We also changed out the old painted door hinges for new antique brass ball hinges and even added antique brass doorstops.
Use spray enamel for the hinges because if you prepare the hinges properly it s less likely to chip and peel when you open and close the doors than paint.
We tried propping the door open for a week or so but it was still so irritating.
Also the door is filthy and needs to be painted.
Supplies to change door knobs and hinges.
Hardware is all over our homes.
Almost every door hinge in our house has been painted over.
You see various types of hardware in nearly every space so if you re not completely happy with the look it can become a constant annoyance.
Then unscrew the hinges from the cabinets themselves using a screwdriver.
This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.
I purchased some basic hinges made for exterior doors.
Replacing old door knobs and hinges isn t difficult but it did take us a fair amount of time and we only did 3 doors.
When it came to actually oh i don t know close the door the problems started.
Taping off a hinge when you paint a door is not hard to do.
If you find yourself in that situation don t try pushing hard to close the door.
Today i ll show you 4 ways to remove paint from metal hinges and i ll tell you which is the easiest in my opinion.
Using our secret tricks definitely made the process easier.
You can purchase pre cut painter s tape to cover hinges so there s really no excuse except laziness.
Replacing door hinges is super easy.
Remove paint from door hinges without removing them.
Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges.
Apparently this hinge was just slightly smaller than the hinge it was replacing so it couldn t close all the way unless we pushed pretty hard.
So of course i bought new hinges and replaced them.