Category: "Drifted off Finishing, but Interesting"

• Barber Chair doesn't go up or down open Q. - December 29

• Need iron in diet -- will steel water bottles do it? - November 20

• What chemical would a master plumber use that would cause heat when in contact with water? open Q. - November 11

• Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, Jewelry Q&A - November 11

• Antique icebox Q&A's, Problems & Solutions - November 9

• Maker's mark on Spanish gothic chandelier open Q. - November 9

• Toxic effects of boric acid on feral cats open Q. - November 7

• Home Comfort Parts Needed RFQ open to all: California - October 27

• Monarch Stove Parts Needed RFQ open to all: Kentucky - October 27

• FB Rogers engraved silver plated pitcher open Q. - October 22

• Black Powder Cannons open Q. - October 17

• Boric acid, etc. for dog ear infections - October 14

• Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) attacking steel hull boat open Q. - October 7

• Why is this penny silver? - September 16

• Need Sweet Spirits of Nitre (the traditional folk medicine) - September 1

• Unexpected color change in acid solution for soil digestion open Q. - August 24

• Sedgwick Residential Elevators Parts & Maintenance RFQ open to all Massachusetts - August 20

• Restoration of Vintage Soda Fountain open Q. - August 20

• Can't remove old plastic protection film from stainless steel - August 17

• I have a 1998 penny that looks silver open Q. - August 16

• Rewiring a lamp with no access - August 1

• Neighbors electricity shocks me via titanium implant - July 27

• Preparing sea shells for crafts or display - July 19

• National Cash Registers: How to Restore & Refinish open Q. - July 12

• Taking antique brass bed apart open Q. - July 8

• Making Gold from Copper open Q. - June 30

• Common uses for boric acid - June 17

• Recipes from a Boric Acid bottle - June 17

• Fixing Brown Rusty Water (Excess Iron) in Swimming Pool Water - June 1

• copper sulphate as Swimming Pool Algae Remedy? - May 22

• Exposed HDPE Pipe - UV Protection with Carbon Black? open Q. - May 12

• Stiffel lamp cleaning, refinishing, replating Q&A's open Q. - May 7

• Fix frozen zipper stuck from salt spray or corrosion - April 30

• Connecticut Trolley Museum's Art Deco Wood Burning Stove open Q. - April 28

• Maker's mark: Hammer head and face silhouette - April 26

• Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, Jewelry Q&A - March 4

• About sweet spirits of nitre (the traditional folk medicine) - February 25

• Brass Finishers in the 1800's open Q. - February 23

• Best pipe for natural gas lines: Copper vs. steel, plastic, CSST, etc. - February 19

• Barber Chair Restoration Q&A's and Successes open Q. - February 13

• Sedgwick Residential Elevators Parts and Maintenance open Q. - January 10

• Cook Stoves: Where to find parts and how to restore - January 7

• Looking for a Magnet That Attracts Gold - January 5

• National Cash Registers: How to Restore & Refinish - December 20

• Ribbon Speakers: Where to find conductive paint / epoxy, ribbons? open Q. - December 7

• How did copper protect ships against WWII attacks? open Q. - November 27

• Remove plastic film (& adhesive) from stainless steel, brass? open Q. - October 17

• copper sulphate as Swimming Pool Algae Remedy? open Q. - October 14

• "Living locket" -- any info available? Lock of hair keepsake - September 29

• How to clean conch shells open Q. - September 19

• Taking antique brass bed apart open Q. - September 18

• Crowsfoot with torque wrench. What's the math? - September 16

• How to Restore & Refinish National Cash Registers Thanks! Resolved :-) - September 9

• 3-D Printing of shelf support inserts for Geneva kitchen cabinets open Q. - September 6

• Phenyl Manufacturing Problems - September 6

• Want to heat homes with chemical energy - August 6

• Muriatic Acid for fiberglass shower/tub - August 6

• QS8 Connector Issues / Plating - September 14

• Problems and solutions about aluminum chain-mail - September 12

Cleaning/restoring vintage tin humpback trunk - September 12

• Ashes from bonfire effect on paint - September 12

• Rust finish for galvanized tin? - September 9

Blue bathtub turns white only when dry - September 6

• Remove water stains / water marks from Corten - September 6

• 1977 Silver Penny - September 6

Restoring dark metal finishes on old Craftsman houses and farm houses - September 3

• Removing protective plastic film adhesive residue - August 31

• Brass is pink from improper cleaning - August 31

• Cold Rust Bluing Methods open Q. - August 21

• How to remove oxide from our terminals? open Q. - August 19

• Dirilyte gold-tone flatware: Cleaning / Polishing / Storing - August 16

• Wood stove: Can't find high temperature enamel in right color open Q. - August 16

• Removing Teflon non-stick coating from Visions and Pyrex Glass Cookware open Q. - August 16

Polished Aluminum Clearcoat Secret - August 16

• Nickel Plating Appearance in the Late 19th Century open Q. - August 16

• What will take tarn-x stains off a stainless sink? - August 16

• Why Noxon Brass and Silver Polish (and Quick Dip) Disappeared - August 14

• Seasoning & Restoring Cast Iron Cookware - August 14

• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - August 6

• Need to find Hawes Lemon Oil - August 4

• Problems and solutions in copper electroforming - July 29

• How to Fix mercury damage to gold jewelry - July 29

• Could ashes from our bonfire have ruined the paint on neighbor's car? - July 27

• Sulfur springs turned my silver jewelry black. How to fix? - July 24

Lime-Away damaged stainless steel sink - July 24

• Acid copper sulphate plating problem: copper concentration is growing - July 23

Cleaning corroded pennies and coins - July 18

• Questions & Answers about Zinc or galvanized countertops open Q. - July 9

• 18K gold ring turned my finger black - July 8

• Kenrick 19th century cast iron open Q. - July 4

• Refinishing bronze table legs - July 4

How to recover gold from the ocean open Q. - June 3

Found blue rhodium ore open Q. - June 2

Restoring an old National Cash Register - May 30

• What does DS 925 mean on my silver pendant - May 29

• Refining of silver chloride to silver metal - May 29

• Looking for Green Engraver, or parts and manuals, Model D2 or 106 open Q. - May 28

• Steelcase Tanker Desk Restoration Tips: remove the lock open Q. - May 15

• Removing yellow stains from bath tub open Q. - May 14

• Green colour transformer oil in storage drums open Q. - May 4

• Mercury damage to gold jewelry can be fixed with coconut oil - May 2

• Cleaning & Polishing Seashells open Q. - April 28

• Built in cast iron bread baker? Thanks! Resolved :-) - April 27

• Sedgwick Residential Elevators Parts and Maintenance open Q. - April 18

• About sweet spirits of nitre & paregoric - April 14

• Antique icebox Q&A's, Problems & Solutions open Q. - April 13

• Stiffel lamps: How to repair Q&A's - April 10

• Convert volume conductivity to volume resistivity - April 5

• Hoyt Metal Ingot. What type of metal do I have? - March 30

• Want to learn Geology, Metallurgy, & Fossils open Q. - March 29

• Interested in smelting a ring from rhodium open Q. - March 16

• How to convert synthetic oil perfume to water based perfume open Q. - March 12

• Problems in Phenyl Manufacturing, Q&A;s - March 11

• Is bronze flatware safe in the dishwasher - March 6

• Crowsfoot with torque wrench. What's the math? open Q. - February 28

• Bleaching Saguaro (Cactus) Skeletons (February 13)

• Which metal is safest for fireplace heat exchanger? open Q. (February 10)