Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Remove Tarnish from Brass
Remove Tarnish from Brass
There are many different finishes for brass accents, such as door knobs, faucets, or house numbers. Some are coated with a laquer finish, which can be damaged by aggressive cleaners and chemicals.
If the tarnish appears very spotty, the protective laquer finish has likely failed. A cleaner will restore the exposed brass, however the parts still covered with the laquer will remain dull. The ONLY way to restore damaged brass such as this, is to remove ALL of the laquer finish, and restore with a commercially avaliable metal cleaner/polish such as Brasso, Meguiars Metal Restorer, or Nevr-dull. These products all work well on Unfinished brass (No laquer). A good home remedy is to use ketchup and some salt or a cut lemon and some salt, which does work but not as effectively as a good metal or brass polish if the tarnish is particularly bad.
Technique:
Follow manufacturers instructions, however generally these products are applied, allowed to react for a few minutes, them rubbed vigorously to restore shine.
Adding several coats of paste car wax to protect this restored finish. Some pieces (such as exterior house numbers) which have been subject to harsh environmental conditions, may also be pitted. This type of damage is very time consuming to repair, so replacement is usually less expensive in the long run.
Telephone toll free at 877-747-3854
Remove Tarnish from Brass
There are many different finishes for brass accents, such as door knobs, faucets, or house numbers. Some are coated with a laquer finish, which can be damaged by aggressive cleaners and chemicals.
If the tarnish appears very spotty, the protective laquer finish has likely failed. A cleaner will restore the exposed brass, however the parts still covered with the laquer will remain dull. The ONLY way to restore damaged brass such as this, is to remove ALL of the laquer finish, and restore with a commercially avaliable metal cleaner/polish such as Brasso, Meguiars Metal Restorer, or Nevr-dull. These products all work well on Unfinished brass (No laquer). A good home remedy is to use ketchup and some salt or a cut lemon and some salt, which does work but not as effectively as a good metal or brass polish if the tarnish is particularly bad.
Technique:
Follow manufacturers instructions, however generally these products are applied, allowed to react for a few minutes, them rubbed vigorously to restore shine.
Adding several coats of paste car wax to protect this restored finish. Some pieces (such as exterior house numbers) which have been subject to harsh environmental conditions, may also be pitted. This type of damage is very time consuming to repair, so replacement is usually less expensive in the long run.
Telephone toll free at 877-747-3854
# posted by Jack : 4:35:00 PM
"Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness." --Christopher Morley
