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"Perry Aynum" wrote:

"N8N" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 11:26 am, "Perry Aynum" wrote:
Are there any tricks to preventing the $3 plumbing pipe escutcheons from
the
BORG from rusting after 2 months?

There is nothing more annoying than doing a nice paint job on a bathroom,
only to have the escutheon covering the toilet water supply rust.

I tried using shellac, and it only bought me about a month.

Would polyurethane or spray lacquer work?

I don't really want to invest any more than $3 on a simple thing, and I
don't understand why they make this crap so cheaply. Bathrooms are
_supposed_ to be moist.

My point was (directed at "Smitty, who seems to have a personality disorder)
, why bother selling something if you know it will quickly turn to crap, and
replacing it is not very convenient - you have to turn off the main water
supply and remove the valve. I might as well wipe my ass with $3.

A local plumbing supply recommended white plastic for $.23 each. Sounds
like the way to go.

Yeah, my psychiatrist diagnosed my "personality disorder" as "contempt
for lunacy." It can be managed to a degree with wine, sex, and sleep,
but it's not really curable.

Ignorance, I'd say, is you buying something for $3 and expecting it to
be high quality.

Insanity, I'd say, is you repeating the experiment several times and
expecting different results.

Look, if something is $3 on the store shelf, then it cost no more than
75 cents to manufacture. So please explain how you're going to buy the
material, manufacture the escutcheon, and plate it, for 75 cents, and
have it be anything other than a piece of ****.