How To Strip Paint Off Of Door Hinges

I also used the pliers to flip it over so i could heat up the other side as well.

How to strip paint off of door hinges.

Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint. Set the hinges in the pot and boil for 15 20 minutes. Add a generous amount of baking soda to the simmering water.

Fill an old pot with water and bring it to a simmer. Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium. Begin by brushing citristrip onto your door. Place the hardware in the crockpot.

Try not to brush over the stripper once you have applied it onto the door. It doesn t necessarily need to boil. Or you can read the step by step pictorial version here. I placed the first knob outside and per the instructions on the bottle sprayed the knob down and let it sit for 15 minutes.

I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers. Once you use this pot for stripping paint do not use it for cooking food to prevent the risk of ingesting lead in the paint. Once you have the hinge off place it on your protected surface. Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals.

The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal. Use plastic tongs to remove hardware from the crockpot without scratching it. Cover all the paint with the stripper. Lift the hinges out with tongs and wear gloves as you scrape and buff off all the paint.

This video will give you a good idea for how to remove paint from hinges using the boiling water technique. Fill the pot halfway with water and set it on the stove on high heat. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.