Spiff Up Your Old Hardware

If you're like us, you've got piles of old hinges and doorknobs in your cellar that are layered in old (probably lead) paint. Last week, Reclaimed Home gave a great primer (no pun intended) on how to clean up these antique pieces yourself. Check it out on the link.

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Hey, those are my lovely hinges! Thanks for the shout out!

Posted by: rh at July 20, 2009 11:58 AM

Brownstone soup, a sure sign of tough times.

Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 20, 2009 12:07 PM

Those look great. Can't believe someone would paint over them in the first place.

Posted by: the chicken at July 20, 2009 1:13 PM

I read this last weekon the RH website and tried boiling yesterday on the shade of an old goose-neck lamp I bought at a stoop sale--it really worked.

Posted by: Bob Marvin at July 20, 2009 1:23 PM

I have to say that I am really impressed at the final result... Now I just need a brownstone to use it on!

Posted by: mrkknox at July 20, 2009 1:52 PM

That is awesome!! Love he pix of them on top of white marble. Nice work.

Posted by: Old City Construction at July 20, 2009 5:33 PM

Very cool, rh! You inspire me!

Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 20, 2009 7:00 PM

Only additional thing needed: A nice set of dental picks. I inherited my father's set. No, he was not a dentist, he just loved to spackle and strip paint. Hereditary insanity.

Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at July 21, 2009 1:45 AM

Thanks, everyone. Brenda makes a good point about the dental picks. I should add that this was done without my stripping tools as I left them all in the other house. Once it was soft enough, I scrubbed with steel wool and a soft wire brush. Maybe a bit of fingernail as well.

Posted by: rh at July 21, 2009 9:52 AM

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Spiff Up Your Old Hardware

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