Best and fastest way to polish brass is to use a high speed buffing
wheel on a bench grinder etc. while using jewlers rouge as the
polishing medium.
Jewelers rouge is commonly available in hardware stores. For 'white'
metals use 'tripoli' - a mixture of diatomaceous earth and fine clay.
If the objects are 'pitted' use 320 or 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper
to remove the pits, then polish.

Once you return the surface to a smooth and polished condition, then
products like NevrDull or "Mr. Douglas" will keep the surface shiney.

BTW --- the best 'hand rub' brass/bronze cleaner that Ive ever found
is "Mr. Douglas" -- usuallly found at larger "boat shows", etc. Use it
for red and white metals. Probably contains extremely fine pumice.

The 'ancients' used a mixture of lemmon juice, fine pumice and beeswax
- the wax to retard re-tarnishing.

:-)


In article t,
wrote:

Used NevrDull in the Navy... Swear by that stuff!!

"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
I use NevrDull.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
I have several boxes filled with brass oil lamps, barometers and clocks
I
want
to clean. I was using Noxon 7 or something to that effect. Slow going
and
then
I remembered those TV ads for Tarn X. Does anyone know if that stuff
really
works?

Thanks for any tips...

RB