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Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, NJ
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Bright brass refinishing




 

I originally purchased solid brass door hardware which is now very dull. The mfg. told me to remove the lacquer, polish with a very fine #0000 steel wool this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] and spray with a brass lacquer this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] . I did all this BUT I would like to know how to get a very bright polished look and a very durable lacquer coating.

Gordon H [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
- Mukilteo, Washington



 

I hate to argue with the manufacturer, who should know better than any of us, but I don't know that fine #0000 steel wool this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] is enough to restore a bright brass look. I think you need to buff with Brasso this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] , Twinkle brass cleanerthis on eBay or Amazon [affil links] , Copper Glo this on eBay [affil links] or some other compound after the steel wool step. Then lacquer. The more patience you have in terms of multiple thin coats, the better. There are copper/brass specialists like G.J. Nikolas [a finishing.com supporting advertiser] who may be able to offer a lacquer well tailored to the specific use.

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey


Hello Gordon,

If you look around the internet, you can find suppliers of polishing compound and buffing wheels, some that attach to a drill. Maybe polishing the brass with an abrasive polish like Brasso would do. Whatever you decide to do, wipe the part down with lacquer thinner this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] Warning! highly flammable! prior to lacquering. If you want a durable lacquer finish, maybe go with a higher quality lacquer rather than a cheap one (you get what you pay for).

Best of luck,

Jake Koch
G. J. Nikolas &Co.,Inc.
supporting advertiser
Bellwood, Illinois
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