You can purchase pre cut painter s tape to cover hinges so there s really no excuse except laziness.
Replacing painted door hinges.
When it came to actually oh i don t know close the door the problems started.
Knobs locks hinges and pulls outfit closets kitchen cabinetry bathroom vanities and of course interior and exterior doors.
Replacing old door knobs and hinges isn t difficult but it did take us a fair amount of time and we only did 3 doors.
Hardware is all over our homes.
I purchased some basic hinges made for exterior doors.
We also changed out the old painted door hinges for new antique brass ball hinges and even added antique brass doorstops.
Taping off a hinge when you paint a door is not hard to do.
You see various types of hardware in nearly every space so if you re not completely happy with the look it can become a constant annoyance.
Hinge removal unscrew the hinges from the cabinet doors and remove the doors.
So of course i bought new hinges and replaced them.
Remove paint from door hinges without removing them.
Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges.
Replacing door hinges is super easy.
This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.
Then unscrew the hinges from the cabinets themselves using a screwdriver.
Supplies to change door knobs and hinges.
Also the door is filthy and needs to be painted.
We tried propping the door open for a week or so but it was still so irritating.
Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals.
This seems to work better than any other way i ve found.
Almost every door hinge in our house has been painted over.
Using our secret tricks definitely made the process easier.
Apparently this hinge was just slightly smaller than the hinge it was replacing so it couldn t close all the way unless we pushed pretty hard.