April 19, 20178 yr 4 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Could have simply been vinegar. Worth a try as it is cheap at Tesco. Do you use the Wenol with Scotch-Brite or simply with a rag. Living near the coast (Pattaya, Hua hin) makes it worse. In a previous life? I tried that cleaner on stainless urinals in a bar. It didn't do squat. I think elbow grease is the only real choice? Just a rug, haven't tried with Scotch-Brite. Will try that ... rudi
April 19, 20178 yr 51 minutes ago, Arjen said: Scotch Brite will make polished SS dull. ...and what would induce you to make an erroneous statement like that. I just went into our work shop took a piece of 304 shiny stainless and rubbed it with some Scotch-Brite as if I was cleaning it. Albeit without the petal polish. No difference. I even compared it to a piece of brushed stainless and it still looks the same. We are talking front gates and railings here not some highly polished mirror finished art installation. I suggest you do the same on a sample or small piece and see for your self.
April 19, 20178 yr 8 hours ago, luudee said: ...When the Thai guys initially installed it, they had a spray bottle with some clear liquid, that would remove any dirt and make the steal shine... rudi Might have been either citric acid or oxalic acid. Either one can be used to remove minor rust discoloration which can happen with lower grades of stainless.
April 21, 20178 yr Author I used to put baby oil on stainless appliances to make them look good, dunno how long that would work outside though?
April 21, 20178 yr On 4/19/2017 at 7:41 PM, Arjen said: Scotch Brite will make polished SS dull. Thank you so much for this info ! :) I will not try this than rudi
April 21, 20178 yr No wall, no fence, no gate! Only have a painted wrought iron thingy to keep the ferocious lickers in!
April 22, 20178 yr 11 hours ago, luudee said: Thank you so much for this info ! :) I will not try this than rudi OK but the statement is not true!
April 22, 20178 yr for medium grade stainless steel the optimal cleaning agent is the pee of a virgin collected one day before full moon. source: www. naams-bs².edu
April 23, 20178 yr ^In lieu of the above not being available, as Naam rather cleverly doesn't disclose his source, probably due to the shortage of celibate women in the land of smiles? Why not use "wet & dry" paper? 1500 or 2000 grade would quickly restore the stainless back to its former glory!
April 23, 20178 yr Carpet, I know but the place gets slippery too often. We put this down when we have visitors and with young boys they always run around and fall over, kids. Hubby likes fish so he put this in too. Not sure what do do with slippery pavers so this is the best solution. The gate and fence is all around, haven't been broken into yet as it's a great security place.
April 23, 20178 yr The marble benches we bought years ago, great for parties, when the boys were younger they used to stand on them and check out the fish. House is to the right.
April 24, 20178 yr I won't post our front gate, what I found to be really good on stainless steel is a product called 'Cif'. It's actually made to clean kitchen stainless steel and you don't need to put in the elbow for it.
May 7, 20178 yr Still looking for some. Everytime we see what we like the bloody house owners are at home.
October 3, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, AJBangkok said: That is a beautiful looking gate Thanks I'll pass that on to SWMBO as it is her design.
October 3, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, sometimewoodworker said: Thanks I'll pass that on to SWMBO as it is her design. A wise move However, one wonders if the width of the pedestrian gate is a reflection on the size she expects you to attain "I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"
October 3, 20178 yr I saw an interesting design the other day. Also a two rail design but the second rail was only used at the end of the gate where one end had a right angle section, a foot or less, with a wheel on. A good idea as this provides support when the gate is half open. If i wander that way again i will take my phone.
October 3, 20178 yr 4 minutes ago, Crossy said: A wise move However, one wonders if the width of the pedestrian gate is a reflection on the size she expects you to attain That could well be true, as well as how short I will get so I can walk through without hitting my head
October 3, 20178 yr 6 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: That could well be true, as well as how short I will get so I can walk through without hitting my head Ah, length x width = same, same for tall and thin or short and fat. Absolutely logical, Thai logic that is. Homepro sell self-adhesive black and yellow warning tape. I have it on the entrance to the chicken house (no we don't have very tall chickens). "I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"
October 3, 20178 yr 2 minutes ago, Crossy said: Ah, length x width = same, same for tall and thin or short and fat. Absolutely logical, Thai logic that is. Homepro sell self-adhesive black and yellow warning tape. I have it on the entrance to the chicken house (no we don't have very tall chickens). Very true, the Thai logic I mean. I probably need the kind used in Japan that has foam padding under
October 7, 20178 yr On 16/04/2017 at 11:55 AM, Crossy said: Those look pretty nice Kannot. Here are ours, from outside - and from inside Photos were taken before the electric openers were installed. LOL! A picture of Crossy's gates... "unelectrified "
October 7, 20178 yr On 07/05/2017 at 1:51 PM, jeab1980 said: Still looking for some. Everytime we see what we like the bloody house owners are at home. Will have a picture soon seen the ones we want cheers @Crossy. Now when is it your away again?
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