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The doorknobs were worn through to the brass & the
outside one had a major
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This was kinda the first
step towards working to the exterior.
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Update 6/25/03!!! The step has now been painted with POR-15 rust preventive paint and topcoat. We used the "Silver" basecoat & the "Stirling" topcoat.
This stuff is weird! I wire brushed the old paint to loosen any chips and to scratch up the surface first. It's a resin-like paint...you just use a little bit at a time because it air-cures very quickly. It starts off very runny and gets real thick & sticky in about 20 minutes. The topcoat actually has a nicer finish...however it is sensitive to UV light and must be topcoated for prolonged exposure to sunlight. We painted the basecoat one weekend and the topcoat the next. In just a week, the basecoat yellowed quite a bit...it looked gold instead of silver! One more thing, heed the warnings...it does not come off your skin if it dries...even with lacquer thinner! So I wore silver sparkle splotches for about two weeks! But the result was worth it ~
I'm just glad I won't have to do this project again anytime soon!
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