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Remove brass finish and accelerate tarnishing
1998
I have Schlage Orbit doorknobs in my house; the A-series with finish 613; it is a flat, brass, chocholate brown color. A sample of the knob is at this site:
http://www.facilitiesnet.com/guest/PS/schlage/EX2sapix.html
I purchased the same knob in a bright brass finish; the set is solid brass. I want to strip the finish and accelerate the tarnishing process to approximate what I have in the rest of the house. The lockset came with a 10 yr no tarnish guarantee. I have tried to strip the finish with acetone ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] Warning! highly Flammable! and Brasso ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] . I think it is somewhat stripped off and now I want to tarnish it.
Can this be done?
robert wahpublicly reply to robert wah
Ed. note: please see letter #1323, which is very similar to the above and has several good responses.
I was wondering what chemical will tarnish brass?
Eric Schaffer1998
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I am looking for a product which I can use to tarnish a ten year old brass bed. I believe that is has been lacquered, but the bed was not very expensive to begin with, so the lacquer was probably cheaply applied. PLEASE RESPOND. sandra
Sandra Downard1999
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Vintage Brass Beds & Parts on eBay [affil link]
Eric, Sandra,
Please see our FAQs about patinas. Regards,

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