How To Remove Paint From Brass Door Handles

This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.

How to remove paint from brass door handles.

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. 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. Save yourself time and energy with this simple and easy hack to removing paint on door hinges.

Spray 2 3 coats and leave them to dry 48 hours before replacing. Sand the brass door handles with 400 grit sanding paper. Cooling off the brass immediately should make the paint even easier to remove. It will also make the brass much safer to handle.

Under hot running water i rubbed the paint off the hardware using steel wool. Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes. Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver. Soak painted hardware in hot water to loosen many layers of paint and make cleaning much easier.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. Remove paint from door hinges without removing them. Remove the hardware from the door. Since the hardware is sitting in the still hot water i use my gloves to grab the brass hardware to keep from getting burned.

The heat and moisture will soften the paint and often it will fall off as a single piece. Fill a crock pot with water and 2 tablespoons of laundry. Cut the paint along the edge of the hardware with a utility knife. Let the brass sit in the ice water for about 5 minutes then transfer it to an old towel you re prepared to throw away.

This was by far the most laborious way to remove paint. Set the brass in a bowl of ice water.