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Dan86
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Initially Posted - 01/26/2004 :  21:36:16  Show Profile
I have finally decided to go back with the lantern that came with my boat, installed by the previous owner. I am in the process of cleaning it up and looking for the glass cover, that was gone at purchase time. What have you used to clean brass. I have tried Brasso, and it is not getting all of the stains off the brass. thanks for the input. dan 86 fk/tr
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/26/2004 :  23:37:46  Show Profile
I like NEVR-DULL to clean things up and make them shine.
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Captain B
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Response Posted - 01/27/2004 :  10:16:15  Show Profile
The sihngle best product that I've used is "MAAS". Unlike Brasso or Never Dull, it will not scratch the brass. It's also great for stainless.
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John Mason
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Response Posted - 01/27/2004 :  17:24:25  Show Profile
Are you sure there's not a clear varnish-like coat on the brass that has discolored? Just an idea.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/27/2004 :  20:53:11  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Captain B</i>
<br />The single best product that I've used is "MAAS". Unlike Brasso or Never Dull, it will not scratch the brass. It's also great for stainless...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Uh...Captain B...I'm not sure about Brasso, but [url="http://www.nevrdull.com/"]NEVR DULL[/url] doesn't scratch!
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 01/27/2004 :  22:49:53  Show Profile
Dan:

I've used NEVR DULL, Brasso and Brite Boy. On brass, they all work about the same (slowly).

However, I just refinished an old desk with a bunch of heavy brass drawer-pulls with about 50 years worth of thick tarnish and knew using the above chemical polishers alone would take a long time. So I used Brite Boy, and threw in a little mechanical help, by scrubbing it on with some fine bronze wool. This seemed to work a bit better than any of the "polishers" listed above used alone. While the bronze wool works by obviously "scratching" the brass, the scratches produced by a fine grade (00 or finer) were not noticable to me. If you go this route, you could test a spot on the bottom of the lamp to see if the results are acceptable.
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