Idiot. I've spent much of the past 10 years finding and installing oxidized bronze hardware into our 1913 house, and am almost done. Part of the problem is that nobody knows the correct term, so it's hard to search for it on eBay etc.
Sent from my iPhone -- Peter [email protected] On Jan 7, 2011, at 5:23 PM, DanKj <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend once proudly showed me ALL the hinges, doorknobs, faceplates, > latches, etc etc from all the doors, windows, and even lights, switches, and > outlet plates of his 1900 house.... and how he cleverly buffed off every bit > of the "tarnish", right down to bare steel or brass. The steel parts were > already starting to rust, before reinstallation. I think he ended up > painting it all black. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Stitt" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 6:03 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor R > > >> It is not a hard finish to replicate and can be fun to do. >> Mike >> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM, John Maeder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Steve Farmer can replicate that finish. >>> >>> > From: [email protected] >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:55 -0600 >>> > Subject: [Phono-L] Victor R >>> > >>> > Jeff, >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > The orange based stripper works well. Just try it in a small area under >>> the >>> > turntable first. It's good to hear that there are still some good finds >>> out >>> > there. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > The tone arm on my Victor Rigid arm R has been buffed by a previous owner >>> > that took off most of the nice oxidized finish. The finish behind the >>> swing >>> > arm and on the reproducer is fine. My question for everyone on Phono-L >>> is: >>> > Is it hard to redo the oxidized finish on a part like this? Or, is there >>> > someone that can be recommended to do this type of work? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > Ken B. >>> > >>> > Wisconsin > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
