This is hardly the most exciting of topics and very much a first world problem, I know. Nonetheless, I've just spent a mind numbingly dull few days restoring and painting the front door, which is a standard 6 panel mahogany Georgian design. The front door external furniture is satin brass and only 1 year old, yet the letter plate and door handle are already corroded (the door is exposed to strong winds and sun etc).
I think I'll try new door furniture as it seems a shame to put a corroded letter plate etc, back on the door. What type of finish is corrosion resistant? From what I can gather, chrome is good (hence its being used in bathrooms) and stainless steel is even better. PVD brass is also excellent in this regard, but I'm not overly fond of its yellow appearance.(Brass substrate also seems to be better than zinc alloy and I suspect the satin brass furniture I've got is plated zinc alloy.) My options are limited as the new letter plate needs to fit the existing door aperture.
Thanks for any advice. This is one issue I should have researched in more detail.
I think I'll try new door furniture as it seems a shame to put a corroded letter plate etc, back on the door. What type of finish is corrosion resistant? From what I can gather, chrome is good (hence its being used in bathrooms) and stainless steel is even better. PVD brass is also excellent in this regard, but I'm not overly fond of its yellow appearance.(Brass substrate also seems to be better than zinc alloy and I suspect the satin brass furniture I've got is plated zinc alloy.) My options are limited as the new letter plate needs to fit the existing door aperture.
Thanks for any advice. This is one issue I should have researched in more detail.