Black Dust From Door Hinges

From what i hear a little lubrication with lithium grease can help though i don t think it will eliminate the problem.

Black dust from door hinges.

The best way to eliminate it from your home. If this is done each year prevents any shaving or filing of metal leaving dust on hinges or door frame. It s also great for remove dried latex paint off of trimwork. Replace pin in hinge.

Wd40 doesn t really work either though it will help the door open smoothly. Remove pin from door hinge then roll and rub the pin on wax ring to coat it with wax. This is a pesky problem usually seen on and around the most frequently used and heaviest doors in the house. Much less chance soiling or staining carpet.

Wipe away any wax excess from pin. Do you have a solution for that black residue around door hinges. After a little researching i believe this powder is a graphite powder lubricant to help the hinges operate smoothly. I have white doors throughout my home and it has worked.

Here s a question from our 4 27 2019 today s homeowner radio show. We built our house almost 5 years ago and in that time a film of black powder has built up on the door wall and baseboards around all the door hinges in the house. Jul 23 2014 to remove graphite the black powder around door hinges inside the house use krud kutter. Just about everyone has seen black dust around door hinges.

Find door hinges at lowe s today. That black sooty stuff that seems to come out of the door hinges is graphite. Kim from missouri asks we put up new hinges and over a period of time there is this black dust like stuff on the doors where the hinges are.