Letter 9070

Lacquering a brass 

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Sir,

I have a lot of brass showpecies which looks good but when they are polished. After a gap of time their shines goes off and they look dull. I have heard about the technique of lacquering which preserves their shines. I want to know that how this process can be done.

Actually I want to know that how do I clean the surface first and how do I apply lacquer then. I have some polish like brasso which cleans the surface but it would not last for long.

Kindly give me some information about that.

Thanking you,

Mohnish Bedi
- Faridabad, Haryana, India

For small applications Brasso [link is to product info at Amazon] shall do well. It protects the surface for some time. For a permanent solution, degrease it with TCE and then get a coating of TSA clear lacquer. End of your problems. Walk down to Aligarh for a show in every house.

Jatin Aggarwal
- New Delhi

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