Take Door Off Hinges To Paint

Can you leave the doors on the hinges and paint them.

Take door off hinges to paint.

Heat gun putty knife scraper or 5 in 1 painter s tool gloves detail nylon or wire brush pliers or metal tongs sheet metal fine grit sandpaper and or steel wool. To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. Finally remove and paint all the bottom hinges and then reinstall them. I held the hinge in place with my needlenose pliers.

Magic eraser the original works better i m using another brand cause i had it on hand 2. It s pretty easy to paint a door without taking it down. It will take a little extra time maybe a few days because of the drying time but it was much easier than removing the doors. While wearing gloves i used my heat gun to loosen up the dried on paint.

In most cases the hinge will not. Once you have the hinge off place it on your protected surface. With a helper supporting the weight of the door remove the pins and carry the door to your chosen location for painting. You ll want to tape off the hinges as described above and if you re comfortable doing it take off the doorknobs.

First take a strip of painter s tape and cover the hinge you are trying to protect. I am thinking about doing this. In this case i remove old paint from hinges. However because we had removed all the doors to paint them we just remove all the hinges with a drill and bit or you can use a screwdriver.

Plastic scraper mine was a pampered chef scraper that came with a stone purchase. If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges. How do you paint a door without taking it off the hinges. Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3.

Lightly tap the screwdriver with a hammer until the hinge pins come loose. How to paint a door without taking it off the hinges. Next smooth your finger along the edge of the hinge. This video is demonstrates the process of removing paint from metal objects.

That way they can hang where they are and cure dry we don t have kids so most of them are not used anyway. If you don t feel comfortable taking off your doorknobs you can also use your painter s tape to protect. This is my first attempt at produci. What do y all think.

Toothpicks for getting in those tiny creases 4. Great because they don t.