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Old 10-09-2020, 03:14 PM   #1
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Restoring window hardware
I'm restoring rusty window hardware. Very happy with the results. ...love the internet...using a zinc plating recipe from youtube.
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Those look great! Nice work. Will have to look that up.

That pot metal can get very pitted. I got the curtain tracks polished up nicely with aluminum polish but the window frames and twist knobs are lesser quality.
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