I was trying to replace my apartment’s painted over door hinges. I was able to screw off one side but when I started chipping the paint on the other side, I was unable to find the screws. I looked online and can’t find any information about this. How do I remove these hinges?

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kaiswil2 t1_j8gptsi wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:16 AM

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Is that metal where you scratched? It is either covered, painted, or part of that frame. Metal door frame?

ds1cav t1_j8gpwk0 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:17 AM

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Knock out the pin in the center of the hinge with a punch,then scribe around the hinge with a utility knife break the paint loose then you can replace the hinges

ObiDan71 t1_j8gq5iw wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:19 AM

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Replying to kaiswil2 (#1,804,242)

Agreed. It looks like that is part of the metal frame.

DoubtFew5635 OP t1_j8gq9c5 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:20 AM

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Replying to kaiswil2 (#1,804,242)

Yea, it’s metal- I can’t uncover anymore paint.

SNAiLtrademark t1_j8grqhh wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:34 AM

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That is a weird looking hinge. Is it mounted on the part of the door we can't see? As for the part attached to the frame: scribe it with your utility knife, deep enough to get through all the layers of paint on all of the hinges, then hit the hinge with a hammer.

PostingSomeToast t1_j8gsx9p wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:45 AM

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Do you own this apartment?

Looks like a fire rated steel frame. Common in multi floor apartment buildings.

No_Carpet7125 t1_j8hkex7 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 10:42 AM

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As others have said, this looks like the hinge might be part of the door frame and won't come out. You could try removing the paint with something like citri-strip on the part of the hinge holding the pin so it looks nicer.