Acknowledged. And mine lasted an enormous amount of time.
But they simply cannot be forgotten.
Routine painting is indeed the most important thing. They do not
survive with benign neglect.
Every once in a while, if you'r doing it right, the door needs to be
readjusted because of the extra weight of all those layers of paint.

"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
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Designed to fail? is that why mine is still fine
after 28 years? You need to paint them and keep
the paint in good shape and tighten screws ever
few years.