We have some old door furniture that appears to be cast brass. Cleans up beautifully but after a few days tarnishing reappears and within months it is as black as your hat.
Is there any coating that could be applied over freshly cleaned items that would stop the tarnishing ?
many thanks
Sunbeam
I spray my brass bits with clear lacquer, lasts for several years.
I'll second that. We 'inherited' a smallish brass and glass beads chandelier when we bought our place. It was *badly* nicotine stained, and although the brass had been lacquered previously, that had started to deteriorate, presumably with the effects of years of nicotine coating. I took the brass bits to a metal finishing shop (they actually specialised in customising motorbikes) and they buffed the bits to a superb shine for a few pounds. Two or three coats of spray-on lacquer and it's still looking superb, and that's about six or seven years ago.
I've used an aerosol of clear car lacquer from Halfords with some success.
Blimey. Sounds a bit painful.
Adds luster to your cluster.
In the trade (ie National Trust) they use something called Renaissance Wax. I bought a jar for my mum a year or so ago cos she's seemed to be forever doing her brass. She has put it on the front door furniture and reckons it is doing well. £8 plus p&p from the internet if I remember rightly.
Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____|
How about clear lacquer? Manufacturers use it, to do just what you require. The utmost cleanliness is important.
Sylvain.
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