how to clean brass

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HOW TO CLEAN ANTIOUE BRASS
KERNOW FURNITURE UK
Brass is back in interior styling. It makes a
welcome warm addition to current interior
trends, such as the boho or more recent jungalow
style. Think rooms filled with colours such as
forest green, jade, crimson petrol and deep
blues. Brass home accessories complement the
vivid colours and soften the tone. A versatile
metal, brass was a very popular addition to the
home many years ago, so we are lucky enough to
have a good choice of vintage and antique brass
without buying new. We love using accents such
as vintage brass candlesticks and antique brass
plant holders in our interiors. You may have
brass fixtures on internal doors, vintage or
brass handles on an antique chest of drawers or
Victorian wardrobe. Dont spend money on
changing the handles when you could be cleaning
the originals. With a little effort, you can
breathe new life into your brass. The other
school of thought is of course that the beauty
of an object is in its age, and the tarnish that
comes with it. Antique brass can often look
better left untouched and allowed to age
gracefully. Its all down to personal choice and
what you would rather see in your home.
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Brass is an alloy, made using copper and zinc. It
is widely believed that Ancient Romans were the
first to use brass extensively. It was used to
make coins, jewellery, armour and later was used
for ship building due to its anti-corrosive
properties it also withstands extreme
temperatures. Firstly, ensure the item you want
to clean, is actually brass. If it isnt brass,
you could end up tarnishing it rather than
cleaning. The easiest way to check is to see if
a magnet sticks to it. If its real brass, the
magnet will not stick. If it does stick do
some further investigating and dont clean it
until youre sure of the metal. You should also
check the the brass has not been lacquered.
Lacquer was sometimes added to prevent
tarnishing, but it can start coming off in
patches. Dont use anything too abrasive on your
brass, if you choose to use wire wool, it will
need to be a very fine grade. You could end up
scratching the surface and causing damage. Try
using cotton wool or a soft cleaning cloth to do
the dirty work and use another soft cleaning or
polishing cloth to get a bit of gleam on your
item. VINTAGE AND ANTIOUE BRASS AVAILABLE ONLINE
Brass Turkish Tea Kettle Tray
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• Pair Antique Brass Andirons
• WHAT WILL I NEED?
• Lemon Baking Soda Small bowl Spoon
• Soft cloth or cotton wool
• HOW DO WE CLEAN THE BRASS?
• Cut your lemon in half, and squeeze into a bowl.
  Remove any seeds.
• A spoonful at a time, add the baking powder to
  the lemon juice. Your mixture should end up with
  a toothpaste like consistency, so the amount of
  baking soda you end up using will depend on the
  amount of lemon juice you have. Ensure you mix
  the two ingredients together in the bowl. Dont
  mix directly on the brass or you could up with
  patches.
• Take a soft cloth or cotton wool and apply the
  mixture to an area of your brass object. You may
  want to test a small patch on the bottom or back
  of an object to help you decide whether to carry
  on.

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• Work the mixture into the brass. A soft cloth may
  work better for you, as you could end up going
  through a lot of cotton wool.
• Use warm water to rinse the brass and dry it off.
• Use your second cloth to polish. Dont be afraid
  to put some hard work in the more gleam you
  want, the more youll need to polish.
• There are few different methods to clean brass,
  that we have yet to try do your own research
  and only try what you are comfortable with using
  on your brass.
• There are many commercial products available for
  cleaning items such as vintage brass, but its
  nice to be able to use natural cleaning methods
  whenever you can. Whatever method you decide to
  use, be warned, you will need to put some elbow
  grease into it. Youll be working through years
  of dirt grime and tarnish spots, so it will
  require some effort. Youll need even more elbow
  grease for the polishing depending on the
  level of shine you want your brass to have.
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