Painting Door Hinges Hardware

Unscrew the hinges from the cabinet doors and remove the doors.

Painting door hinges hardware.

Remove your hardware from the piece and clean it with tsp wash or a degreaser. How to paint cabinet hinges getting started. Follow these simple budget friendly steps to paint your door s hardware. More interior door painting tips.

Then unscrew the hinges. Don t spend money on new hardware for your door just yet. You can use synthetic steel wool i always have ssw on hand and use it for so many things to help get any old flaky finish off if you need and smooth everything out then wipe the hardware down with a cleaner. Dealing with existing paint.

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. Rethink your existing knobs locks and hinges and use metal spray paint for a quick update that is friendly on your wallet and your time. Paint the hinges in a well ventilated workspace free of dust and moisture. I used a piece of painter s tape to label which.

Remove the door hardware remove the hardware with a screwdriver. Simply remove the taped part when you re done ideally when the paint is still wet so that the line comes off clean if you wait until it s dry it might take off some paint from the door. How to paint hardware 1. 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.

Paint over the area and you won t have to worry as much about getting paint on the hinges.