How To Get Paint Off Of Hinges On Doors

Slice through paint buildup around hinges and latches.

How to get paint off of hinges on doors.

The goof off worked wonderfully. Paint a door without taking it off the hinges remove remaining tape remove the remaining outer portion of the tape that is now separated from the piece that is still covering the metal hinge. You ll probably have to fill deep dents twice to compensate for shrinkage. Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it.

Fill dents and holes with a sandable filler such as mh ready patch. While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. Then re install all the top hinges and remove the middle hinges next.

I placed the first knob outside and per the instructions on the bottle sprayed the knob down and let it sit for 15 minutes. Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. With a helper supporting the weight of the door remove the pins and carry the door to your chosen location for painting. The heat and moisture will soften the paint and often it will fall off as a single piece.

If there was build up and some of it was up to an 1 8 thick i had to rub a bit harder or apply 2 3 times. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. For example start with all the top hinges.

I also used the pliers to flip it over so i could heat up the other side as well. Remove them and scrape the paint from all those hinges. If there was only a stray single layer of paint the goof off dissolved the stray paint on contact. Once you have the hinge off place it on your protected surface.

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. The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal. Soak painted hardware in hot water to loosen many layers of paint and make cleaning much easier. Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals.

Take an exacto knife and run it along the edge you created in the tape. To avoid removing the doors systematically remove one hinge from each door. I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers. To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins.

Remove all the door hardware to get a neater paint job and save time.