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Metal Polishing and Buffing
Moparnut72:
When I was in basic training in the Army. The drill sergeants made us recruits remove the lacquer of our brass belt buckles. Then we had to keep them bright and shiny. Brasso was the product of choice, I think that was all the PX carried. Also conditioning brass casings before reloading Brasso in the tumbler media did wonders. Of course again, what are you trying to polish?
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pehayes:
Lots of smart people with highly varied life experiences and skills reside on this forum. Good place to ask technical questions. I prefer to keep them private if they are not Guzzi related. I don't want to waste everyone else's valuable time to scroll through irrelevant text traffic. Thus I asked for PM replies. Thanks so much as I did receive several very effective replies.
I've inherited a brass mantle clock. It has no particular economic value. It has no particular emotional or heirloom value. It wasn't working. Just a fun tinker project for me. Got it running beautifully and accurately. (YouTube is your friend.) Alas, due to years of neglected storage, the top brass cover or 'roof' is substantially tarnished and ugly. OK to stick in my shop, but not for the polite parlor room. I was looking for some advice to an ignorant novice so that I might mostly improve its appearance without causing any irreparable deeper damage. I don't need it perfect, just nicer than it is. Time to follow some of the sage advice that was offered.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
DoubleGuzzi:
A whiff of tomatoes:
You'll want to wipe off with a damp cloth, rather than a good dousing with water. :wink:
Perazzimx14:
Dremel tool with cotton wheels/wool wheels and jewlers rouge followed by Flitz or Brasso clean cotton cloth (diapers work a treat) and if you do not coat it with clear coat plan on repeating periodically. Do not touch the freshly polised brass with bare hands or it will leave marks.
n3303j:
I treat it similar to aluminum. Load the buffing wheel with jewelers rouge and lean on it with the brass item until you are satisfied with the appearance. Works on everything from belt buckles to bilge pumps.
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