The wireless door bell has always been a bit dodgy because of stone walls I thought, but in fact I found that these things are not weather proofed and the batteries develop poor contacts.
Fortunately there's a wire in place so I've found the other end of it and the RF element is now in the attic connected to a wire from a good old fashioned bell push from the junk box. This will allow us to move the bell about the house if necessary.
I'm mounting the bellpush on a brass plate I've made and polished to 1000 grit.
How can I give this a 'weathered' rather than brightly polished look?
Thanks Rob