On Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 10:07:07 PM UTC-4, J.Albert wrote:
On 5/30/18 6:32 PM, John Keiser wrote:
Patience + CLR worked.

I have an old bathroom with a couple of handles that I need
to remove, but with the same problem.

Pardon my ignornance, but what is "CLR" ??

A product that has mild acid to dissolve mineral deposits. You can find
it at HD, hardware store, maybe supermarkets too. Typically evaporating
water leaves minerals behind that wind up binding the handle. It can
also be corrosion. CLR is certainly worth a try and looks like it worked
here.