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Old 12-01-2022, 3:44pm   #17
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Originally Posted by slewfoot View Post
Doing stupid shit like that is how we got a new kitchen. I removed some cabinet hinges to re polish them. After a couple days and only a few done, I decided to gut the kitchen and take it to the dump and a month later, completely new.
Unless they are solid metal it's not worth refurbishing old door hardware. A friend of mine had an old farmhouse, late 1800's, and the hardware was all painted over. He spent months refurbishing but one door, one window after another. By the time he was done the old cast iron or steel? hardware looked terrific, with just a light coating of linseed oil to protect it.

When I restored my old TBird I refurbished lots of the bolts. That was an easy but sometimes tedious process. Degrease. Sandblast to remove paint. Acid dip to remove rust. The final step was to Parkerize (black phosphate), then finish by soaking in light oil (WD-40).
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