HELP! Solid Brass Kitchen Faucet Needed ASAP.:MTN, Anyone?
We’ve needed a new kitchen faucet for esthetics for awhile. Now suddenly it’s a plumbing necessity. Recommendations, PLEASE! Not cheap and shiney or over the top $$$$. I believe MTN has one. Polishing would be easy. Here are the $$$$ frig handles where the finish over brass has worn away. Also unsure what to do about that, either. It can wait. Cannot use sink without new faucet!
No more of this finish!
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5 days agoI have this one and it's all metal. I'm very happy with the size and function. The second one I post did hear is equally nice. Although it does cost more. I think it would be happy with that one too.
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5 days agoYour refrigerator handles look like they are an ORB (oil rubbed bronze/brass) finish. We have door knobs from Rejuvenation that are true oil-rubbed brass, and over 18 years the dark brown "oil" finish has rubbed off of the frequently-used doors revealing the brass underneath, but in a natural way so it doesn't look patchy (like chipped paint). Your fridge handle on the left sort of looks like a naturally worn finish, but on the right handle it looks like paint chipping.
In any case, as a temporary fix I would recommend removing them and spraying them with several coats of Rustoleum spray paint in "Dark Walnut" satin finish. That will give you a convincing ORB finish. With heavy use the paint will probably start to wear off again, but you can always re-coat them as needed. I have used Dark Walnut satin spray paint on hooks, storm door handles, a headboard, and more, to mimic other ORB hardware in our house. The only place it hasn't held up really well is on the storm door handles where it's worn similarly to your fridge handles, but it still looks better than the shiny brass it's (mostly) covering up. I probably didn't sand the shiny brass on the handles with fine grain sandpaper before spray painting them, but would recommend doing that to your fridge handles to help it adhere better.
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