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03-25-2015, 03:33 PM
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AD door handles
What are they made of, stainless steel? Had anyone had any experience painting them? Thanks
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03-26-2015, 03:57 AM
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Re: AD door handles
Would of thought they would be cast then chromed, so would think you can scrape Chrome off and primer then paint.
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03-26-2015, 09:50 AM
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Re: AD door handles
Take the chrome off and paint, they are not stainless.
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03-26-2015, 10:02 AM
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Re: AD door handles
I've blasted all the chrome off, they are not very magnetic. A magnet was attracted to it but wouldn't hold itself to the handle.
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03-26-2015, 11:03 AM
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Re: AD door handles
It's hard to say what alloy may have included in the casting process. Some steel alloys are non magnetic. Manganese for example.
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04-21-2015, 01:12 PM
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Re: AD door handles
Back from powder coaters
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04-21-2015, 02:18 PM
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Re: AD door handles
Looks good.
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04-22-2015, 06:04 PM
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Re: AD door handles
They are simply "pot metal" I believe.
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04-22-2015, 06:34 PM
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Re: AD door handles
That's just a generic term, and doesn't describe anything, except possibly a poor material grade.
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04-22-2015, 07:27 PM
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Re: AD door handles
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04-23-2015, 06:51 AM
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Re: AD door handles
Quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_metal
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04-23-2015, 09:54 AM
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Re: AD door handles
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04-23-2015, 10:26 AM
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Re: AD door handles
It's mostly Zinc, isn't it? non-ferrous.
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04-23-2015, 10:35 AM
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Re: AD door handles
The question was, "why are the handles weakly magnetic?" "Pot metal" does not answer that question.
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04-23-2015, 12:45 PM
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Re: AD door handles
According to the Wiki article, one of the possible ingredients in pot metal may be iron. Probably added to the door handles for strength? A slight iron content would explain the weakly magnetic thing.
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04-23-2015, 06:25 PM
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Re: AD door handles
A natural magnet may not stick to pot metal but a rare earth magnet, may show a light pull to a high zinc content..
For instance a natural magnet has no pull to 999.9 pure silver but a rare earth magnet will show slight attraction. Just a thought |
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