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New bathroom, problems with chrome sconces

9 years ago

We redid a bathroom 20 months ago, the brand (almost) new sconces are already rusting from steaming up, even tough the bathroom has an exhaust fan that is used. They will have to be replaced. Now we're designing a vacation cottage, and am using brass in the new small bathroom, no rust, not too expensive because I'm hitting up sales, ebay, etc, and I've run into a roadblock. There's no such thing as a brass shower curtain rod! At least, not a solid curved one with good reviews...Will a chrome one look funny with brass faucets, vanity lights, warm tile colors, shower curtain hooks? Why doesn't Kingston Brass make the complete line?

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Beth H. :
9 years ago
get some brass spray paint that is ok for exterior use, and spray the rod. let dry throughly and coat w/exterior rated clear coat.
User
9 years ago
The rings will just scrape the paint off. There are plenty of oil rubbed bronze rods that will look better than chrome. CR Lawrence and Naiture both make actual brass rods.

Stay away from Kingston Brass. Very poor quality. http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/sources.faucets.Kingston.Brass.htm#.WfZDbDNOnYU
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cpartist
9 years ago
Chrome fixtures should not rust. If they did, no one would put chrome in a bathroom. Sounds like it's some cheap painted version and not real chrome
otto katz thanked cpartist
Beth H. :
9 years ago
sophie, that's why I told her to clear coat it. if properly prepped and cured, the rings shouldn't hurt the finish.
otto katz
Original Author
9 years ago
cpartist, these are what I used. And they are rusting where the glass shade sit on the chrome dring https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007P65PC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They're not painted. They're chrome.

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