What do you think about Handle Restauration/conservation this way?

[Toronado]

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:

[JEBIV]

Good enough for me

[michaelmilitello]

Clean but with patina is nice. 

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


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[Stoneage]

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.

[Chesapeake Weber]

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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[bamakettles]

Love the original look..  well done!


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[Toronado]

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.