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Old Mar 15, 2018 | 07:28 PM
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window buttons

how do you improve those buttons on the outside of the widows that are rusting and leaving streaks ????
 
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Old Mar 16, 2018 | 04:49 AM
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Are you aksing about the security code buttons?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2018 | 03:47 PM
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I think he’s talking about the round bolt top things that always rust off and leave streaks of rust on the glass.

I hit mine with a wire wheel and then painted them black. Cheap and quick and I’ll let you know next year how long it lasts
 
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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 02:22 PM
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those are the ones........some seem to have a plastic cover on them that does not rust...
 
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Old Mar 19, 2018 | 10:42 AM
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I shined ours up with steel wool and coated them with nail polish.
 
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