But it is important to seal the metal away from moister as soon as you can.
Removing rust from door hinges without removing.
Remove as much rust as possible but expect rust to remain near the edges and around the screw holes.
If you still have a lot of rust i would let them soak more.
Replace the hinge and then remove the next hinge repeat.
Use wd40 if the hinges are squeaky paint can sometimes be chipped off if you use a chizzle or small dry wall knife depends how many coats ans how thick the paint is.
Remove one hinge at a time.
This can be done w out removing the door.
Remove the door hinge.
Do the rust removal with a wire brush or any preferred rust removal that you have planned.
You can t remove the rust w out removing the hinges.
How to remove rust from door hinges.
Vinegar and a steel wool pad or naval jelly follow directions will remove the rust.
Place the hinge.
Mask around the hinge and use a paint or sealer like rustoleum.
At this point they looked clean enough to be removed from the mixture.
On may 15 2018 try dabbing a paper towel of a microfibre cloth in clr and rub the areas that are visible to you and ugly to look at.
I was refinishing a bathroom vanity cabinet but the hinges had rust on them so i needed to remove the rust before reusing the hardware.
Replace 2nd hinge and then remove the last hinge.