Steve Blackdog
Established Member
Hi folks
I am working on a set of Victorian window shutters- the type that fold back on themselves. When I removed the hinges, the screws are coated in heavy surface rust. I will clean up and re-use most of them on the basis that the heads of the screws are not standard and all match each other and the other shutter panels.
My question is: should I do anything to treat the holes in the timber, as they will be contaminated with rust? The shutters are pine, btw.
I am working on a set of Victorian window shutters- the type that fold back on themselves. When I removed the hinges, the screws are coated in heavy surface rust. I will clean up and re-use most of them on the basis that the heads of the screws are not standard and all match each other and the other shutter panels.
My question is: should I do anything to treat the holes in the timber, as they will be contaminated with rust? The shutters are pine, btw.