How to remove paint from old metal hinge

Renovating an old house often involves removing years of accumulations. Often paint is added and rarely removed. And the door hinges we took of some 100+ year old doors tell the tale. The quickest way to remove the decades old caked on paint is amazingly with water - HOT and COLD water. The tools for the video is boiling water, a bucket of cold water, putty knife and wire brush. First : heat the metal hinges in a pan of boiling water. Do this for 10-15 minites. Second: using long handled pliers, carefully move hinges from the boiling water to the cold water. Third : after the hinge has cooled down, scrape off the paint with a putty knife and old wire brush. The transformation can be remarkable! These old hinges were made to last more than the lifetime of the house. No sense throwing them away when these hinges have many years of service left in them once cleaned! 📋 Free Home Maintenance Checklist → https://the-struggle-bus.beehiiv.com Thanks for watching! Also, if you are in the market for any tools, check out our Amazon store front. Visit our amazon store front for our recommendations for tools and supplies for DIY success! https://www.amazon.com/shop/housebarons If you click on any of the amazon links and buy, you are helping us out as a channel. We are Amazon affiliates and can earn from qualifying purchases and no extra cost for you. Thanks for the help in supporting our channel and enabling us to keep us making videos! For more content be sure and check us out at https://housebarons.com/