How To Paint Around Door Hinges

That lead to poor adhesion of the paint and a big pain in my neck.

How to paint around door hinges.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Keep door hinges clean while painting. Remove the door knobs and all other hardware from your interior door to simplify the paint application. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them.

This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. Pinning your great tips. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges. Use spray enamel for the hinges because if you prepare the hinges properly it s less likely to chip and peel when you open and close the doors than paint.

Hinge removal unscrew the hinges from the cabinet doors and remove the doors. The biggest problem i ve had when painting doors involved not thoroughly cleaning off the greasy fingerprint dirt around the door knob. If avoiding the hard work that comes with removing the door from the hinges isn t enticing enough think about how the crisp metallic finish on your door hinges will look when the paint has dried. Choose paint recommended for interior doors such as types with a durable gloss or semi gloss sheen that makes it easy to clean.

Painting over hinges sounds like a great idea on the surface but for most people the decision to paint around hinges is the better one. How funny i just happened to stumble on this post not looking for anything like this but i getting ready to spray paint out door hardware with oil rubbed bronze paint ala young house love and was in need of a way to spray the hinges without getting it all over the door and surrounding walls floors etc without removing them.