Brass cleaning suggestions needed

[dspithaler@...]

In a message dated 9/24/2005 9:10:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
warbucks@... writes:

Its rather easy to differentiate solid brass from brass plated. Solid
brass if covered with lacquer 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 don't know anyway
of rejuvenating 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
Alcoa's but boy was it a job. Finally gave up and bought new ones.
Anyone need a set of front Alcoa's 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


The other way you can tell all brass & brass plate is pure brass will not
attract to a magnet the same with stainless & aluminum. That is the way that I
can tell the difference in them. Unless the pure brass is sealed with
something it will take a polishing all the time to keep it looking good. I have
the
Baldwin lockset's in my house that is guaranteed for life & they have a
special finish on them. They are pure brass.
Don
89 SP 36' & 79 FC 33' For sale
Butler, PA


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