Brass cleaning suggestions needed

[Tom Warner]

Its rather easy to differentiate solid brass from brass plated. Solid
brass if covered with laquer will get darker with age and brass
plated with discolor eventually showing the steel underneath. If you
are lucky its solid brass and you can polish it to a more beautiful
finish then it was originally. Just take it off the wall or where
ever its hung, remove the wires etc and get a buffing wheel with some
brass polish that you can get at any store. You can also get a can of
brass polish at almost any super market.

If it is brass plated steel and it is discolored I dont know anyway
of rejuevenating it. Call Bennie at Bluebird and he might be able to
tell you whether its plated or not. Or get the name off it and do a
search on the internet and find out.

I have a complete polishing station in my shop with about 10
different grades of polishing compounds. Even started to do my
Alcoas but boy was it a job. Finally gave up and bought new ones.
Anyone need a set of front Alcoas that are stud centered for $150 for the pair?

Tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 06:33 PM 9/24/2005, you wrote:
>Ron & Ruth,
>
>FWIW, not much brass and very little stainless in our vintage 'Bird.
>The fixtures you mentioned may be brass plated and/or lacquered - my
>experience has been that's difficult to remedy. You might try Cameo,
>Bon Ami or Bar Keeper's Friend (follow mfgrs instructions)- stay away
>from abrasive cleaners with silica! (Comet, Ajax, etc.)
>
>If you have solid brass in the bath/kitchen you may have to remove the
>fixtures and treat them to several grades of metal polish on a good
>buffing wheel. Supplies available at your local hardware store, home
>improvement center and possibly Sears. Smaller items might be polished
>in place using a Dremel tool with small wheels - tedious and time
>consuming...
>
>Good luck and happy polishing.
>
>Jim Owens
>77 FC33SB (Gas)
>Lake of the Ozarks, MO
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "luckyron1"
>wrote:
> > We have a 2000 Wanderlodge LXI with a lot of brass fixtures,
>including
> > hinges, etc. My wife has tried Brasso alone and in combination with
> > steel wool and it still won't come clean. The areas that are most
>in
> > need of cleaning are in the bathroom, shower and above the
> > micro/convention oven. Seems moisture has caused most of the
> > discoloration.
> >
> > Would appreciate knowing about products you've tried that have
>worked.
> > Brass looks really nice, but we'd sure prefer stainless steel.
> >
> > Thanks. Ron & Ruth
>
>
>
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