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Grancey · 08-01-2010, 08:02 AM

How do I remove interior oil-based paint from a door hinge? Thanks for any help.

MSD · 08-03-2010, 04:57 PM

Ideally, you can remove the hinge, but if not you have to mask off the painted area you don't want to touch with several layers of painter's tape. Rub the hinge with a cloth rag with some turpentine or lacquer thinner until it softens and peels off. Solvents will most likely also remove any finish and leave bare metal

clavus · 08-27-2010, 02:01 PM

Remove the hinge.

Sand it or heat gun it or drop it in a can of solvent over night

Projectguru · 12-02-2010, 03:53 AM

I would use some sort of solvent to remove it. It will not hurt the hinge. A wire brush and some solvent should clean it pretty quickly. Good luck!

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Grancey · 12-06-2010, 11:21 PM

4 months later, and I never got that paint off the hinge. Maybe I'll get to it now.

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Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	Paint removal How do I remove interior oil-based paint from a door hinge? Thanks for any help. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

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clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Remove the hinge. Sand it or heat gun it or drop it in a can of solvent over night __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

12-02-2010, 03:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Projectguru Upright	I would use some sort of solvent to remove it. It will not hurt the hinge. A wire brush and some solvent should clean it pretty quickly. Good luck! _________________ I think I am a handyman, but don't ask my wife! Last edited by Projectguru; 01-22-2011 at 08:15 AM..

12-06-2010, 11:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	4 months later, and I never got that paint off the hinge. Maybe I'll get to it now. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

08-03-2010, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Ideally, you can remove the hinge, but if not you have to mask off the painted area you don't want to touch with several layers of painter's tape. Rub the hinge with a cloth rag with some turpentine or lacquer thinner until it softens and peels off. Solvents will most likely also remove any finish and leave bare metal