My idea consists of capping the tines. I guess that might depend on how far rusted down or how near rusted through they are. My rhinking is getting some brass pipe of a size that just fits over the good part of the tine at the bottom. If the fit is not real snug a bit of epoxy could be used to glue them. The open upper ends of the pipe could be filled with epoxy. Seems like i have saw this pipe at hobby shops or some hardware stores. There may be plastic caps you could buy and epoxy them on the top. If the original tines are bent as ours are they would have to be cut off so the brass pipe fit over a straight piece. I have no idea how long this might last, guess a lot depends on the dconditions in the rest of the rack. Ron If brass cannot be found I would check the fit of the solid plastic pipes used for fill tubes on sinks and stools. Not real sure what the heat would do to them, but pieces cut to length and epoxied over the rusty ones may work. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Supernaw To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:33 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Dishwasher Rack
The problem with our dishwasher is that the points on the thynes that hold the dishes in place are rusting away. We either need to figure out a way to cap them or get a new rack or a new dishwasher. I'm hoping there's a practical way to fix them. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RJ Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dishwasher Rack My wife uses Country time lemon crystals to clean the dishwasher with. Or sugarless lemon aide Kool-aide. She does this about three times a year and tells me it cleans up the inside of the dishwasher like new. She put some in the soap dispenser and pours a package or two on the bottom of the dishwasher and runs it through a wash cycle empty. RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Supernaw To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 09:35 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Dishwasher Rack Hi, The prongs on the racks in our dishwasher are becoming pretty corroded. Is there any way to fix that? Thanks, Ralph [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
