Brasso

[Tracy]

Does anyone know if Brasso will hurt your stock finish?

 

[coloradoclyde]

I'm against polishing brass on a gun.
Removing the tarnish just makes it re-tarnish faster. If you have green tarnish that should be cleaned and removed so it can properly tarnish and passivate.

Think of tarnish on brass as a form of bluing or browning that protects it from further corrosion.

 

[Lock Nut]

Yes it can. Brasso is abit abrasive. I have an older T/C Hawken that the finish got abit hazy around the patch box because I was too lazy to remove it and polish it. I'm one of those guys that likes my brass untarnished. So now I take off the brass parts to polish them. (If possible)Or you need to be very careful. Brasso will also leave a scratchy look. If you want a mirror polish, try using mothers aluminum mag wheel polish or never dull wadding polish.

 

[MSW]

ah, Brasso ... savior and anathema both for everyone who ever joined the ranks ... basically, if you have a DD Form2, you both hate and love the stuff...

here's the deal: Brasso has ammonia in it, as well as some other stuff. now, your brass parts probably never had a 'finish' (i.e. a thin coat of clear paint) on them, as the insignia did. but Brasso take off the clear coat and leaves the raw brass, which looks shinier for a good twenty minutes to half hour, after which time the brass does what brass does.

so, if you insist that your brass be super shiny for a short period, then take Brasso and do your thing. other than that, well, not so much.

if you are keen to have your brass shiny on a longer term basis, you might try to clean it up and then apply Rennaissance Wax (or a similar product). Renn Wax is a bit on the pricey side, but a little bit goes a very long way.

I'm a fan of iron, so I don't have much brass going, and what I do, well, let's just say that the Sergeant Major would not be very impressed...

make good smoke!

 

[Billnpatti]

Brasso and many other liquid metal polishes can have a negative effect on the finish of your stock. My preference is a product called Never Dull. It is an impregnated fibrous product that comes in a can. It looks like cotton. You pull out a piece big enough to do the job at hand and simply rub away the tarnish. It works great and I have never damaged any of my gun stocks.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=never+dull+metal+polish

 

[Tracy]

Thanks for all the advice.I think I will give the brasso a try.