N. Thornton wrote:

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Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?



Soak with Coke



Interesting, not heard that one. I'll try that, but once its soaked I
dont see how the screws can be removed, unless they get dissolved
somehow. When I say they're rusted as, I mean you cant tell what kind
of driver the head once was. Coke and snap them off? What does the
coke do, dissolve the rust?



Phosphoric acid I think - turns rust into phosphate.


Thanks, NT