Thanks for sharing those, speeder; the craftsman era homes are my favorite too. Amazing how quality & craftsmanship never goes out of style, huh? Makes you wonder which houses being build NOW will be worth preserving like that.
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Originally Posted by Kurt V
Dennis, our house was built in 1926 and we have 2 sets of french doors to our back patio and casement windows that are all made out of bronze that have been painted over the years. Look a lot like the ones you show in the pictures. How would you suggest I remove the paint? I don't want to take the doors off for fear they may not go back into place correctly.
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Can't you pop the pins out of the hinges?
For getting paint off brass hardware, I learned an AWESOME trick in This Old House Magazine: put the hardware in a old crockpot overnight with soapy water. Works like a charm; paint pretty much peels right off. Just be sure to use an old one, Mrs Notfarnow was not impressed to find a hearty stew of doorknobs and striker plates brewing in her favorite soup cooker.