How To Get Rid Of Holes From Door Hinges

You could just paint over them but it ll look a whole lot more attractive if they re gone.

How to get rid of holes from door hinges. Once the graphite is on the hinges it s tough to get rid of. You re updating an older home and thus have permanently removed an interior door from its jamb. This means filling the door hinge with putty and sanding. As this can cause staining use a clean rag to wipe away any leftover oil.

Recoat your door hinge with oil after re removing the hinge pins until the squeaking stops. Wipe down any excess oil. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. The moisture mixes with oxygen and forms rust.

In addition to its unsightly appearance rust can corrode and weaken the structure of metal causing holes to appear and increasing the possibility of the hinge breaking or snapping when the door opens. Rust accumulates on door hinges when moisture is allowed to build up on the surface of the metal. Every door in the place was lubed with it. My neighbor went so far as to replace all the hinges on all his doors.

Because oil is a fluid lubricant some might drip on your door. It s best to use a 4 foot level hold it under the door and let the door rest on it while you mark the hinge holes. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. Reapply the oil as needed whenever your hinges resume squeaking.

The second mistake is to fail to leave a 1 8 inch to 1 4 inch gap between the doors.