I recently had a contractot paint my entire house. He painted all the door hinges. He said that painting door hinges is standard practice. Is this true?
2007-11-28 11:19:00 · 9 answers · asked by Clay 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Now that you mention it, I do see a lot of painted hinges, but I thought it was more because of a lazy painter. I don't think it is standard practice to paint door hinges. It can even interfere with the movement, and how can you keep the paint looking good when the hinge has to move all the time?
2007-11-28 11:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are hinges that can be ordered to come with only a coat of primer for a finish. It would be common practise to paint these with a thin finish. These were special ordered and in my experience, rare. Most hinges I encounter have a finish which is identical to a lock or any other metal hardware for a door, they are never to be painted. Painting impedes function and servicing. A commercial door with a fire-rating, which has certificate plaques or stickers on the door edge and/or jamb, can never be covered by paint. To do so, would de-certify it. All hardware should be masked, removed or if your good enough;" cut in "around, never painted.
2007-11-28 23:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by locksmith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
always mask the hinges i have also taken them off but IT takes more work to carve the paint off to be able to put them back on that's why i have masked them for the last 35 years this painter does lazy pig work if the hinges had no paint on them before i would be very mad , i have never painted hinges ever.
2007-11-28 22:05:58 · answer #3 · answered by evander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is wrong!!! hinges are usually finished in a way that it protects them from rusting. There is no need to paint them, not ever!!!
He was just too lazy to mask them off to keep from getting paint on them.
2007-11-28 19:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Nana Lamb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Painted hinges is a pet peeve of mine and it is NOT standard practice ,sounds to me you like you hired an un-experienced and /or a lazy painter .You get what you pay for(please remember that when you hire your next contractor ) .
2007-11-28 20:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by 1wiseguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where the screws go yes but not the hinge b/c it will peel off but my builder did the same thing only b/c it is easier then taking them off to paint
2007-11-28 19:54:41 · answer #6 · answered by jacksonpools 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I've always masked mine, I have found more painted then not, laziness.
2007-11-28 23:57:18 · answer #7 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should have been removed or masked with tape. I hope you didn't pay him...what a jerk.
2007-11-28 19:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by Bobo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no cuz when it dried you might not be able to open it
2007-11-28 19:26:12 · answer #9 · answered by Beached W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋