How To Touch Up Tarnished Gold Door Hinges

A discussion started in 2000 but continuing through 2018.

How to touch up tarnished gold door hinges.

Sand as much of the hardware as you can with high grit 200 sandpaper to rough it up. If you have a scrap piece of wood like a 2 x 6 or sheet of plywood lay the hinge on it and then go to town with the sander. Mix it thoroughly until it turns to a paste and then rub it on to the surface of the brass or copper. I am a locksmith in the u s.

Use a liquid deglosser like this one to degloss everything to get oils and sanded particles off of the hardware before spraying. You re going to make a paste which will clean the tarnish away for you. Take a bowl and measure in one tablespoon of flour one of salt and one of vinegar. Take one off replace it tighten it and then replace the others one at a time.

This works for your cookware too. Here s what a completely sanded hinge looks like. For the hinges you want to be sure to replace one at a time. Remove the screws securing the hinges with a.

We now sell the microfibre cloths which you use. Remove the hinge pin with a screwdriver or a cold chisel. Gently rub the paste onto your solid brass and copper door hardware pro tip. About a tablespoon apiece is a good place to begin depending on how much hardware you plan to clean.

This quick process took all of 5 minutes. Let the sander do all the work you shouldn t have to apply much pressure with your hand. Place the screwdriver or cold chisel under the edge of the head of the hinge pin. How to clean old hinges.

Gold plating door hinges. One of my clients has requested gold plating on the hinges of the doors throughout his home because over time the door hinges have tarnished due to severe salt air conditions.