How To Repaint Door Hinges

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 to repaint door hinges.

With a helper supporting the weight of the door remove the pins and carry the door to your chosen location for painting. To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. How to spray paint kitchen handles and drawer pulls on cabinets when painting cabinet knobs you can absolutely use this same process to help protect knobs and drawer pulls from everyday wear and tear. Then unscrew the hinges from the cabinets themselves using a screwdriver.

By painting instead of replacing your door hardware you can achieve the exact look you want for a fraction of the cost. Hinge removal unscrew the hinges from the cabinet doors and remove the doors. Pull out all the pins and then have someone help you carry the door outside to a pair of sawhorses. Wedge a chisel or flathead or cabinet tip screwdriver in the joints between the hinges and the top of the hinge pins and then lightly tap the screwdriver handle with a hammer until the hinge pins come loose.

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. New cabinet door hinges are costly and you can save a substantial amount of money by repainting old hinges yourself. Remove the door and all of the hardware. Lightly tap the screwdriver with a hammer until the hinge pins come loose.

To spray paint door hinges on furniture you can use the same process i use with the door knobs and handles. First i removed the door hinges from my doors. The preparation work will be the most time consuming part of the process but. 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.

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.