You re going to make a paste which will clean the tarnish away for you.
How to touch up tarnished gold door hinges.
During our master bedroom makeover i took off the door to paint and taking all the hinges off at once made them unbalanced when i went to reinstall them.
Create a paste from equal parts of flour vinegar and salt.
How to clean old hinges.
Remove the screws securing the hinges with a.
Here s what a completely sanded hinge looks like.
Mix it thoroughly until it turns to a paste and then rub it on to the surface of the brass or copper.
One of my clients has requested gold plating on the hinges of the doors throughout his home because over time the door hinges have tarnished due to severe salt air conditions.
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This works for your cookware too.
Gently rub the paste onto your solid brass and copper door hardware pro tip.
Take a bowl and measure in one tablespoon of flour one of salt and one of vinegar.
Let the sander do all the work you shouldn t have to apply much pressure with your hand.
For the hinges you want to be sure to replace one at a time.
Gold plating door hinges.
Sand as much of the hardware as you can with high grit 200 sandpaper to rough it up.
We now sell the microfibre cloths which you use.
Use a liquid deglosser like this one to degloss everything to get oils and sanded particles off of the hardware before spraying.
Pull out the hinge pin with your fingers and set it aside.
Remove the hinge pin with a screwdriver or a cold chisel.
This quick process took all of 5 minutes.
If you have a scrap piece of wood like a 2 x 6 or sheet of plywood lay the hinge on it and then go to town with the sander.
