How To Clean Paint Off Door Hinges

Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it.

How to clean paint off door hinges.

The paint will bubble up on the hinges and pins. Plastic scraper mine was a pampered chef scraper that came with a stone purchase. I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers. Great because they don t scratch.

Remove paint from door hinges supplies. To clean the metal and restore its shine use a metal polish like brasso or noxon. The paint may contain lead so catch all the sludge and throw it in the garbage. Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium.

Place the hardware in the crockpot. Toothpicks for getting in those tiny creases 4. I placed the first knob outside and per the instructions on the bottle sprayed the knob down and let it sit for 15 minutes. Once you have the hinge off place it on your protected surface.

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. While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint. Remove any paint that is present on the hinges or the hinge pins with a paint remover. The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal.

I also used the pliers to flip it over so i could heat up the other side as well. Required tools for this how to remove paint from metal project. If the paint doesn t fall off by itself scrub lightly with a stiff plastic brush. The paint will harden as it cools so scrub the hardware as soon as you pull it out of the water.

Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. Use a 1 inch putty knife to remove the paint after it bubbles up. Step 1 fill a large old pot with one quart of water. Magic eraser the original works better i m using another brand cause i had it on hand 2.

Apply the paint remover with a 1 inch paint brush.