Cleaning brass

Sometimes the best feature of an old piece of furniture is it’s vintage hardware. Brass knobs and pulls are some of our favorite hardware to work with. Usually brass hardware on old furniture is tarnished and covered in years of dirt and grime. The good news is that you can clean brass hardware pretty easily to restore it to its original glory! Below we share with you 5 ways you can bring the shine back to old brass hardware. But first, is it solid brass or brass plated? Before we share with…

Learn how to clean brass effectively, and make it gleam. I have tested vinegar, lemon, toothpaste, cleaners and secrets to even keep it from tarnishing in the future.

Discover how to polish brass using simple methods like soaking items in ketchup or using a lemon scrub to remove tarnish.

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Testing household items that remove tarnish on solid brass, and the cleaning product that melts it away in seconds!

Cleaning Stained Vintage Brass - A Tutorial Hollywood Regency Floor Standing Solid Brass Candlestick Holders While cleaning a vintage item is never in question, whether to polish or not to polish brass, copper and silver is for many vintage sellers. In general, patina is highly sought after, removing patina from vintage and antiques devalues the item. Given the choice, I always opt for patina or a jeweler's cloth to clean and lightly polish most vintage jewelry. However, with metal home…

Though there are chemical brass cleaners on the market, try using some of these natural ingredients to clean brass.

There are DIY brass cleaners and storebought. This post compares how well they work to clean up brass. Plus, tricks for how to clean brass hardware for furniture.

Empire Abrasive's full how-to guide on how to buff and polish brass, from cleaning and tarnish removal to color buffing a mirror finish.

How to clean brass using one food item found in your kitchen.