Remove Paint From Brass Door Hinges

Place a crock pot liner into the crock pot.

Remove paint from brass door hinges.

This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. Soak painted hardware in hot water to loosen many layers of paint and make cleaning much easier. You can also try using a putty knife to help remove excess paint. 12 x expert source patrick coye.

Fill a crock pot with water and 2 tablespoons of laundry. Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Remove any screws with a screwdriver. Here is a video showing how the paint falls off of the hardware from using this diy brass cleaner method.

Avoid wire brushes as these may scratch the surface of your brass. 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. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. If you want to strip paint from metal without the nasty fumes and mess of chemical strippers just fill a slow cooker with water and set the dial to high.

The heat and moisture will soften the paint and often it will fall off as a single piece. Cut the paint along the edge of the hardware with a utility knife. Since the hardware is sitting in the still hot water i use my gloves to grab the brass hardware to keep from getting burned.