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Cleaning screw heads makes an absolutely massive difference. It’s a pain in the arse to do, but less of a pain than dealing with a completely stripped screw head!
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Yep, you were right, got all the screws out in the end by removing several coats of gloss that had been painted over the hinges and screws since the 60's!
I have numbered all the hinges so know where they came from, tempted to buy new ones rather than try and clean up the old ones, the round part of the hinge is visible from the front. Are they standard sizes?
midlife
Was a bit bored so used an old chisel to remove the paint from the screw head , smacked a flat head bit into the screw head slot and seemed to get a bit more purchase with a rachet driver. The cupboards are fitted into an alcove so plenty of support from brickwork either side to use a reasonable amount of force :)