Best thing for badly tarnished brass: Make up a solution of 1 tablespoon of
citric acid to a cup of water, with a drop or two of dishwashing detergent
as a wetting agent. After removing any coating on the brass/bronze, dip it
for an hour or two, or longer if it needs, then wash and polish. It'll come
out of the solution looking "red" but that polishes off easily. Citric acid
can be purchased at any pharmacy, and is also known as "sour salt" in the
kosher section or a supermarket. If you need a lot, search for it on the
web.

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Keith
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"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

1 part of table salt to 3 parts lemon juice just apply works almost
instantly with no hard scrubbing. Great for copper also.


"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

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:45:23 GMT, "Illinois Fisherman"
wrote:

1 part of table salt to 3 parts lemon juice just apply works almost
instantly with no hard scrubbing. Great for copper also.

If you'd like to quickly remove tarnish prior to polishing, try a
toilet bowl cleaner such as "SnoBowl" or any other that contains
hydrochloric acid.

1 part of table salt to 3 parts lemon juice just apply works almost
instantly with no hard scrubbing. Great for copper also.


"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