I have just painted the front door and need to put the locks and handles
back on. The paint is touch dry but is there a way I fit things without them
sticking, I thought about a smear of Vaseline on the edges, would this
work?.
Trevor Smith

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I have just painted the front door and need to put the locks and handles
back on. The paint is touch dry but is there a way I fit things without
them sticking, I thought about a smear of Vaseline on the edges, would
this work?.
Trevor Smith

Probably. The other option is, could you put the handles back but not
tightened up? That's the way I do it.

Cheers

Tim

On 7 Oct, 15:19, "Trevor Smith" wrote:
I have just painted the front door and need to put the locks and handles
back on. The paint is touch dry but is there a way I fit things without them
sticking, I thought about a smear of Vaseline on the edges, would this
work?.
Trevor Smith

Why bother?
Wouldn't a little bit of extra "sticking power" from the paint be of
benefit?

Particularly on the handles since the woodscrews never seem to be
quite as tight after having been removed.

Mark.