How To Get Paint Off Door Hinges Without Removing Them

Painter s tape i use frog tape.

How to get paint off door hinges without removing them.

Goes on clear and turns black. 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. Remove them and scrape the paint from all those hinges. Rust converter spray paint.

Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. Optional paper plate and craft paint brush for touch ups. Then re install all the top hinges and remove the middle hinges next. Wait three hours for the hinges to dry.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Open and close the door every hour during the drying time to prevent sticking. 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.

Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. Light grit sandpaper i used 150 grit. Spray paint i used krylon rust protector. Wait three hours for the hinges to dry.

It took me the better part of a day but eventually all our hinges were beautiful and shiny again. Maintain an 8 inch distance between the metal and the spray can nozzle at all times. To avoid removing the doors systematically remove one hinge from each door. Plastic wrap i used saran wrap.

Be sure to mask of the places you don t want it. 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. For example start with all the top hinges.