If you are painting over a totally different color you should use a separate primer.
Should you paint door hinges.
For doors especially light painted doors i prefer the hinges to match.
We have scoured the internet to find out the consensus on to paint or not to paint.
Apply the primer by covering the door completely.
With all the colors available these days i highly recommend you paint the hinges in your kitchen makeover.
When metallic hinges become old and dingy many people choose to liven them up with a fresh coat of paint.
The hinges fit the existing holes so you won t have to drill new holes or fill the old holes.
It ruins the integrity of the mechanism and shortens the life span of the hinge.
If you are painting over a color in the same color family i would suggest a paint with primer already in it.
This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap.
Use spray enamel for the hinges because if you prepare the hinges properly it s less likely to chip and peel when you open and close the doors than paint.
Before you suggest why don t you just take the door off the hinges the answer is simple.
Remove paint from door hinges without removing them.
It s more time consuming and you can t guarantee that the door will still hang the same when you try to put it back up again.
Door hinges should not be painted.
How to paint a door without taking it off the hinges.
Of course we did and this is what happened to our door s shiny new paint job.
You can buy hinges that have a primer coat of paint and can be painted with special metal paint if the paint is a must for you.
So if you do need to replace any hinges be sure that you re either re doing the placement completely or that you buy ones that will fit the depth you need perfectly.
Spray painting the hinges is a cost effective option to replacing all the kitchen cabinet hinges.
If fact i did paint the hinges on one door as there was not a matching nickel finish hinge available for that one.
But that s for cabinets.
I d like to avoid that headache if possible.
Most of the time this can be accomplished with a quick coat of spray primer and paint.
However never use this for brass as it will form dangerous and toxic fumes.
I considered painting them and would have if it had only been a few of them.
Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals.
Muriatic and nitric acid are generally used to etch steel.
