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Cleaning and protecting brass door furniture

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  • 02-09-2009 4:00pm
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    Yorky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone advise on this? I cleaned the tarnished brass about two years ago with a metal polish (Brasso), washed the polish off and dried it and then applied three coats of clear lacquer.

    It's now as badly tarnished as ever and the lacquer has been very difficult to remove. I don't fancy the prospect of haveing to do it again.

    Any advice would be appreciated.


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    #2
    jack of all
    Registered Users Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    I've tried the DIY clear lacquer in the past too, it doesn't last very long. The only type of lacquering that does last (for some time anyway) is factory applied and electrostatically so, followed by a low bake oven to cure it. The only alternative to continuous polishing is to replace with a superior brass product such as PVD brass, the following link has some useful info on brass ironmongery:

    http://www.carlisledesigngroup.com/index.php?page=care-instructions


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