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Title: Black Piano Hinge
Post by: pfriedel on January 10, 2004, 02:45:00 pm

Does anyone know where to buy a black piano hinge?  I haven't seen one at the local True Value (just the usual gold and silver-ish ones), and I've never actually seen anything other than tools in the big-box-stores.

Title: Re:Black Piano Hinge
Post by: shmokes on January 10, 2004, 03:39:48 pm

In the time it took you to log onto your computer, come to these forums and ask that question you could have spray painted a piano hinge any color you want.  ;D

Title: Re:Black Piano Hinge
Post by: SirPeale on January 10, 2004, 03:41:46 pm

lol @ shmokes

McMaster (http://www.mcmaster.com) might have what you're looking for.  The one piano hinge I have was powder coated black.  It's on a Moon Patrol cabinet.

Title: Re:Black Piano Hinge
Post by: pfriedel on January 10, 2004, 03:46:24 pm

Nah, I'd have to, at the minimum, go to the hardware store to buy black spray paint, preferably something bakeable for hardness, and then how well would it function as a hinge?  I'll check McMaster, though - knowing they're out there is half thebattle for me.

Title: Re:Black Piano Hinge
Post by: slicer_d on January 10, 2004, 03:58:02 pm

I stripped the paint off of my coin door piano hinge and repainted it and it works fine.  I originally was worried about it not working but no problem what so ever.