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Title: What do you think about Handle Restauration/conservation this way?
Post by: Toronado on August 19, 2022, 06:16:16 AM

Hi,

I want to show you a handle I restored with some Vintage look. The Problem was the lower quality 90ies handle combined with black dirt of (I think) very much grabbing with coaly gloves.
I couldn't grind very much not to loose the lettering.

This is what came out. Sealed with plenty layers of Owatrol Oil:

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Post by: JEBIV on August 19, 2022, 06:33:53 AM

Good enough for me

Title: What do you think about Handle Restauration/conservation this way?
Post by: michaelmilitello on August 19, 2022, 08:49:15 AM

Clean but with patina is nice.

Far better than "Glass-reinforced nylon" or some such nonsense.

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Title: Re: What do you think about Handle Restauration/conservation this way?
Post by: Stoneage on August 19, 2022, 09:56:17 AM

Nice I like it.
A trick used by shooters for wood gun-stocks might work too.
Clean with "Murphy's Oil Soap", just follow the instructions & scrub well with a mild scrubbing pad like the "non scratch ScotchBrite"
& reoil with a few light coats (NOT one big thick one) of well rubbed in Linseed oil.

Title: Re: What do you think about Handle Restauration/conservation this way?
Post by: Chesapeake Weber on August 20, 2022, 07:37:37 PM

Looks better than what I did. I did a decent sanding job everywhere but the Weber lettering. After that I tung oiled it really good. You did a good thing! You done good!

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Post by: bamakettles on August 21, 2022, 05:14:33 AM

Love the original look.. well done!

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Title: Re: What do you think about Handle Restauration/conservation this way?
Post by: Toronado on August 21, 2022, 10:45:22 AM

Here's the whole grill this evening. And yes I agree, a bad wood handle is better than a bad plastic.
Ist's always a struggle with this last wood handles.

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