How to use Rub n Buff to change hinge colors for a quick and easy door update without removing them from door frames.
One of the quirks nobody tells you about old houses is the old door hinges you inherit with decades of previous owners’ paint mistakes.
I finally got tired of looking at our 60+ year-old paint splattered hinges and wanted to change our door hinge colors without the hassle of removing them from the door.
Sure it’s not the “correct” way, but it does the job in just 5 minutes for an easy DIY door makeover.
(Robert is currently immobile from a recent knee surgery, and I figured why not try this wild idea to fix a small detail on my own that was driving me crazy?)
Tip: You can remove paint from door hinges by placing them in an old slow cooker filled with water and a few tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent for several hours. The paint should peel right off of the metal.
To be fair… that blue paint spot on the hinge is from us with a painters tape fail. 😉
But I also wanted to change the color of hinges entirely without actually …
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