PAINTED HARDWARE...TO LEAVE IT OR NOT TO LEAVE IT

We've all see that hardware on a door, window or piece of furniture that has years of caked on, layered paint. Sometimes I just wonder what the hardware looked like BEFORE all that paint. Oh, I'm not even going to pretend I haven't added my own layers here and there but I always think to myself, am I hiding a gem here?

I've used paint stripper, as I'm sure many of you have, so I don't have to tell you what a mess, and burn, that process can be. So, more often than not, I leave the painted hardware or sometimes even replace it. Well...not anymore. I haven't actually tried this method but hey...it sounds easy enough and I just happen to have an old, smaller crock pot we don't use anymore.

Click here for more details and a few good tips: http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Doors---Windows/Door-Repair/how-to-remove-paint-from-hardware