Well Tom, It is hard to tell what is really on your knob. Myself I would try fine sandpaper 220 to remove the green then 400 to buff anything left back smooth. Then I would spray clear lacquer or clear enamel many, multiple coats over it. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:25 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cheap door knob losing finish
> Hi brain folks, > We have "security" doors front and back, these steel doors with > expanded metal instaead of screen. > > the knobs, particularly the outside ones of course, are losing > their finish and appear green instead of imitation brass. > > Feel sticky and unpleasant. Tried alcohol and that dissolves the > finish even more and makes it sticky and gritty. But it's hard to > remove all the gunk. > > Does anybody have a good idea how to clean and retreat these > knobs? > > Don't want to replace, because would involve replacing entire > lock set I'm sure, keys etc. and not worth the money. > > thanks > Tom > > > > > Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
