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Removing tarnish from brass

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Removing tarnish from brass
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 27, 2003 9:52 AM
Anyone out there know of any good technigues / cleaners for removing tarnish from brass prior to painting? I know that sandblasting is one approach, but since I don't have that equipment, looking for some other approach. Thank you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 27, 2003 12:57 PM
Brasso, MAAS???????????
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 27, 2003 1:34 PM
Brasso has worked for the Armed Forces around the world on this issue; that's its purpose.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:38 AM
BRASSO, and Never-Dull, are all to familiar to this Army veteran, but they seem a bit clumsy for this purpose. Now, I have never tried the stuff, but I have seen the TV ads for years for "Tarn-X" It seems that this liquid dip would work great, providing you have the model disassembled.
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Posted by dknelson on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:17 AM
a wire brush in a Dremel tool might be another solution and it does not leave an oily coating
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 6:32 PM
kennykpa; I don't... but have to share this..I have been model railroading since John Allen's stegosaur, Emma, was a salamander.
I keep my hardware in several sets of plastic drawers, you know, the ones with metal frames, plastic drawers.
I've had #2-56 brass screws & nuts in one of those drawers for around 30 years, no problem,
no basement, always at regular room temp., and never anywhere else...today, I checked 'em...some have a greenish buildup of corrosion on the threads...Why now ?
thanks / Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:07 PM
in the late 60's i saw a model painter dip a
brass model into a clear fluid.
it came out like new. some kind of cleaner?

ew

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