Replacing Painted Door Hinges

So what s our best kept secret for installing door hinges.

Replacing painted door hinges.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. There was a ton of old paint covering all the hinges so getting them off wasn t easy. This took me about 10 minutes.

Once they were off though i was able to clean up the area and prep it for the new hinges. You don t need to take the whole door down just remove one hinge and replace it with a new one then do the next one and finally swap out the final one. The first thing we did was remove the door the old hinges and door knob. Paint or stain the repair to match the rest of the door and trim.

Allow the putty time to dry and sand it smooth and flush with the surface. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold. If the replacement hinges are sized differently from the old ones fill in the mortise holes in both the door and the.

Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. We re replacing an old door hinge which means there are existing screw holes.