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Brass soaker cleaner polisher??
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Karl Helweg
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An easy brass cleaner especially for delicate or hard to reach areas is: http://www.hardwarestore.com/tarn-...tm_campaign=rkg&device=c&network=g&matchtype=
This is available at local stores too. It does react oddly with some brass alloys so test it first and rinse it thoroughly.
For a really bright, tarnish resistant finish try: http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-buffing-kit.html You will amaze yourself with what all this will polish like silverware and cell phones. There are small buffing wheels available for Dremel tools that can use these same rouges. You can feel quite a difference in a gun with a polished action.
This is available at local stores too. It does react oddly with some brass alloys so test it first and rinse it thoroughly.
For a really bright, tarnish resistant finish try: http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-buffing-kit.html You will amaze yourself with what all this will polish like silverware and cell phones. There are small buffing wheels available for Dremel tools that can use these same rouges. You can feel quite a difference in a gun with a polished action.
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Those brass parts your trying to shine won't shine up with just a soak.
Those old kits never polished the brass. Go on down to the hardware store and get ya a sheet of 400 grit sandpaper
(the black stuff/wet-dry)
and maybe some 600 to boot.
Wrap a little around a file for the flat spots and around a pencil for the round spots, or even clamp the piece in a vice and take a strip of sandpaper and run it like a shoeshine boy.
And just generally start rubbin,,!
Brass will polish pretty easy,,
Some of the spots might need a courser grit like 220-320 before the polishing with 400-600.
It can be most satisfying to bring that dull brass to a high shine! :wink:
Those old kits never polished the brass. Go on down to the hardware store and get ya a sheet of 400 grit sandpaper
(the black stuff/wet-dry)
and maybe some 600 to boot.
Wrap a little around a file for the flat spots and around a pencil for the round spots, or even clamp the piece in a vice and take a strip of sandpaper and run it like a shoeshine boy.
And just generally start rubbin,,!
Brass will polish pretty easy,,
Some of the spots might need a courser grit like 220-320 before the polishing with 400-600.
It can be most satisfying to bring that dull brass to a high shine! :wink:
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AND..the rub on brass cleaners can have bad effects on the surrounding wood....something to consider...huh?
Good point.
When Furnishings need polishing it's best done when removed from the stock.
When Furnishings need polishing it's best done when removed from the stock.
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What are you polishing, Rick? Are they sand cast brass parts? Do they already have a smooth finish or are they rough? If they have a nice smooth finish that was polished at one time and you just want to bring back the polish, you can do it with Tarnex but that will give you a so-so polish. You can get most of the old tarnish off with that stuff but to bring back a nice bright polish, it will take some elbow grease and some brass polish like Brass-O or Never Dull. I keep a can of Never Dull on hand for all metal polishing. It is a cotton fiber material that you just pull off a piece and start rubbing. I think it works great. Another possibility is jewler's rouge and some felt polishing tips and wheels for a Dremmel tool, if you have one.
If you are starting with sand castings, they will require a good bit of file work and then a series of grits of emery paper. I use fine mill bastard files. You will need both a flat file and a round file. It helps if you have some chalk to rub on your files to keep the teeth from filling up with filings. A file card or wire brush will be needed to keep the teeth clean and cutting nicely. Do not let the teeth fill up or you will eventually get enough metal stuck in the teeth of your file to cause it to scratch your work. Once you get the file work done to your satisfaction, tear the emery paper into usable strips and use it like shining shoes to work your brass. Or you can wrap pieces around a dowel or flat stick. Keep changing your emery paper as it wears down and when you need to, change to the next finer grit. Keep working to finer and finer grits until you have a polished surface. At that point, it is time for the jewler's rouge and the Dremmel tool for the final polish.
PM me if you need any more help, old buddy.
Bill
If you are starting with sand castings, they will require a good bit of file work and then a series of grits of emery paper. I use fine mill bastard files. You will need both a flat file and a round file. It helps if you have some chalk to rub on your files to keep the teeth from filling up with filings. A file card or wire brush will be needed to keep the teeth clean and cutting nicely. Do not let the teeth fill up or you will eventually get enough metal stuck in the teeth of your file to cause it to scratch your work. Once you get the file work done to your satisfaction, tear the emery paper into usable strips and use it like shining shoes to work your brass. Or you can wrap pieces around a dowel or flat stick. Keep changing your emery paper as it wears down and when you need to, change to the next finer grit. Keep working to finer and finer grits until you have a polished surface. At that point, it is time for the jewler's rouge and the Dremmel tool for the final polish.
PM me if you need any more help, old buddy.
Bill
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Hi Bill i eneded up using the cotton pull a piece stuff,worked real well,then i rubbed it by hand with a jar of metal polish paste and buffed it,yea just a reshine on old brass,i used chalk paint on the wood and rubbed it with 0000 fine steel wool and it took it to a nice dull shine that i wanted,sealed it with a paste wax that is used for chalk paint and put er back together..Just have to detail it out now.Looks better than the pics show,look like a pimp with a new hat!
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No doubt about it, that rifle is a notch or two better looking than a pimp with a new hat. Ya did a great job, buddy.
