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Posted by hillacc@yahoo.com on June 15, 2006, 10:23 am
First of all, if you want to strip the hardware because you think you
will have shiny brass, copper, or bronze when you've finished, make
sure that's what you have now. I have an old house and much of the
original hardware is flat black ferrous metal; very little of it has
turned out to be brass, and none of it bronze or copper. You may still
prefer unpainted, but don't count on having pretty, shiny hardware when
you're done. (And by the way, although brass does shine up very
nicely, there is a lot of elbow grease involved in getting it there.)
Secondly, I strongly recommend checking out the most recent issue of
"This Old House" (no affiliation here, just a reader) where they had an
article about how to strip old hardware with NO stripper or chemicals
of any kind. Essentially, they soaked it in a crock pot overnight
(that's right, a regular kitchen crock pot) and the paint peeled off
with virtually no effort the next day. Not sure if the article is
online or not, but I'm sure you can get a copy of the magazine from
their website.
Jo Ann
Norminn wrote:
> aaronfude@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 1. I'm repainting my door. The previous owner had painted the hinges
> > and the little slide lock white along with the door. I think it's lame.
> > Am I right? Those pieces should shine in their brass or copper or
> > bronze beauty, no?
> If you can take them apart, strip them, polish and spray with clear
> laquer. Do not touch with bare hands after polishing. If they are
> brass plated junk, replace them. Brass shines up very nicely, and paint
> remover won't hurt it.
> > 2. I'm repainting my wrought iron banister. The previous owner had
> > selected a swampy diarrheal darkish green with a shade of yellowish
> > puke. And also painted the screwes that by which the banister is fixed
> > to the floor. I think that those too should show naturally, but here
> > I'm not so sure. Could leaving them unpainted, which in this case would
> > amount to replacing them, lead to an undesirable industrial look. Or
> > will it, as I hope, look cool?
> Might rust if not coated. Strip and clear coat with matte or gloss,
> your pref.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance!
> >
> > Aaron Fude
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