VAL Digest V2 #191

VAL Digest          Saturday, March 19 2005          Volume 02 : Number 191




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Topics in Today's Digest:

Re: [VAL] Bathroom cleaning
Re: [VAL] Airstream Door Handle Repair
[VAL] Door handle repair
Re: [VAL] Bathroom cleaning

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:14:25 -0500
From: Daisy Welch <jtdjtd@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Bathroom cleaning

That's fine for newer surfaces, but to get a shine on older 
scratched and pitted surfaces, you need to level the finish 
first. Wax won't fill anything but tiny imperfections. 30 
year old sinks are unlikley to be in that catagory.

In my particular case, the sink and shower are so stained 
with age to a nasty yellow, that I actually used a fine 
sanding sponge to get back down to the white, then polished 
up to shiny.

Daisy

Tom wrote:

> The auto compound product contains abrasives and is designed to remove 
> oxidation from paint.  Maybe the first try should be with a non-abrasive 
> product like the boat cleaner/wax?

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:30:13 -0800
From: "chyde" <chyde@primelink1.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Airstream Door Handle Repair

> Brian,
>
> Your "split pin" here is what I would call a "roll pin"; yes?
>
> Tom Meeker

Tom,
"Split Pin" is the British term for cotter pin (I suspect because it has a
split in it)
Colin Hyde

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:08:53 -0600
From: "Brian Jenkins" <jenkins1924@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Door handle repair

Tom,

Yes, that's correct. However upon re-reading the post I was answering, it 
doesn't look like the friction pin came out. I'd say that cotter pin that 
holds the handle/bezel/lock barrel in the door probably ground down and 
broke. Airstream's solution of putting a cotter pin through the actuating 
bar wasn't the best idea. Each time the door handle is turned, the cotter 
pin is rotated against the washer under pressure, gradually wearing away at 
the pin. It's lucky that the handle and bezel didn't fall out on the road 
after a bump. I replaced the cotter pin with a stainless steel one and the 
washer with a bronze washer, thereby putting more wear on the washer and 
less on the pin. It might also be advisable to drill a small hole through 
the inside cover plate in order to occasionally shoot some lithium grease 
onto the back side of the lock.

Also, on the bathroom and kitchen plastic surfaces, the Cyclo is amazing. 
You can use almost any polish and it will bring back a high gloss.

Brian Jenkins


Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:32:06 -0500
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Airstream Door Handle Repair

Brian,

Your "split pin" here is what I would call a "roll pin"; yes?

Tom Meeker

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:37:21 -0500
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Bathroom cleaning

Daisy,

You really *need to* be easier on your stuff! ;)))

Tom


From: "Daisy Welch" <jtdjtd@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Bathroom cleaning


> That's fine for newer surfaces, but to get a shine on older 
> scratched and pitted surfaces, you need to level the finish 
> first. Wax won't fill anything but tiny imperfections. 30 
> year old sinks are unlikley to be in that catagory.
> 
> In my particular case, the sink and shower are so stained 
> with age to a nasty yellow, that I actually used a fine 
> sanding sponge to get back down to the white, then polished 
> up to shiny.
> 
> Daisy

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