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Removing corrosion from brass

I purchased a brass floor lamp at a garage sale. It is a good quality lamp, however the brass base is severely corroded. It there any home remedy for this?

Cynthia Rossette
- West Seneca, New York
2002

2002

Go to the hardware store and buy a brass polish (Brasso ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] ?).

Lee Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.

McHenry, Illinois

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