Remove Old Door From Hinges

We recommend wedging a piece of wood or a phone book underneath the door to keep it stabilized and from sagging.

Remove old door from hinges.

If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges. Place the hardware in the crockpot. Carefully slide the blade through. Grady johnson is an act.

Put on the lid and let the contents of the pot cook all night. Cover with water add a couple of tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent and turn the heat to medium. Hold a screwdriver at the base of the hinge pin and tap it with a hammer to pry the pin head from the hinge. Rest it on the floor.

Lift the hinges out with tongs and wear gloves as you scrape and buff off all the paint. Tips on easily removing the pins from door hinges step 1. Make sure you ve got the right tools. A painting expert shows you how to remove the hinges from a door in this free video on updating old doors.

Lodge a book underneath the door for support. Cut away any paint from the top of the hinge pin using a sharp utility knife. Grab an old pot that you don t use for cooking or buy a cheap one at a thrift store because it s going to get nasty. You can throw away your door or store it keeping it ready to reinstall by just replacing the screws.

Set the hinges in the pot and boil for 15 20 minutes. Force the pin up from the door hinge. The next day the paint will be soft and ready to fall off the metal. Before you take to removing the hinge pins it s good form to make sure you.

If the door has three hinges leave the middle hinge for last. Open and close the door a few times to further distribute the lubricant around the hinge. Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3. Simply spray the lubricant into the gaps under the hinge cap the hinge bottom and each of the hinge gaps.

Fill the pot halfway with water and set it on the stove on high heat. You re going to be destabilizing your door so it s really important.