How To Clean Old Brass Hardware

This time in particular my home remedy for cleaning brass hardware just happened to reveal such a gorgeous finish that I cant bring myself to paint over it.

How to clean old brass hardware. Any house built before 1978 may contain lead paint so take extra precaution when disturbing painted surfaces especially around windows and doors. Plus you are bringing something back from years of gunkgoop oilsand who knows what else. The results are rich.

Cleaning it up and making it look like new again isnt as difficult as it seems. And just in case you dont have any of your own brass items yet weve rounded up a few vintage brass objects we love from around the internet including. Thanks for the tip.

2 C hot water Let pieces soak for 1-2 hours. It requires stripping off old paint or removing aged finishes to arrive to the original patina of the base metal then from there achieving the desired patina requires handwork and the use of a variety of techniques like firing and buffing wheels for example. All you need are a few basic supplies that you might already have and youll be on your way to beautiful hardware that nobody will ever know endured such a.

If the item is also an antique you may simply want to mask off the area around the brass hardware with tape. Next ones I will be using this. The head of an old toothbrush could get in the corners and scrape away grime in a way steel wool could not.

We even made a quick how to video to show you just how easy it really is. But the depth and natural beauty it can bring to a piece of furniture is priceless. You already have the ingredients in your kitchen.

Wish I would have known about this 3 days ago. Bethany from Madeline Jean Antiques Restoration shows you how incredibly easy it is to clean old hardware. When I was growing up we had brass door knobs on all of our doors and they never tarnished despite how much use they got because my.