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Refinish old brass door handle
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One old brass entry door handle needs refinished with bright brass and lacquered. I want to keep the door and the newer brass handle holes don't line up. Please contact me if you will do single jobs like this. Robert W [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]Retiree - Franklin, Kentucky, USA ^- Sorry! This RFQ is outdated -^ ++++ There is no particular difficulty in this job, Robert -- but you need to consider that when a door handle is built, it is one of hundreds that are simultaneously processed on automatic machinery. When you want a single one polished, buffed, cleaned, activated, plated, and lacquered, it will certainly take a plating shop employee an hour or two. Think what a plumber or mechanic charges for an hour or two of their time. So it often costs as much or more to replate an old one as you would pay for a new one. Please don't think people are trying to rob you if you would find the cost of an hour or two of labor unacceptable. Good luck!
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