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Clear finish on polished brass..?????
I have to polish some door hardware, solid brass, and then apply
some sort of aerosol product ( lacquer, poly etc ) to stop tarnish . Any suggestions as to the type of product would be welcome david |
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"nosmo" wrote in message ... I have to polish some door hardware, solid brass, and then apply some sort of aerosol product ( lacquer, poly etc ) to stop tarnish . Any suggestions as to the type of product would be welcome david For indoor use, ordinary wood worker's nitro-cellulose lacquer such as Deft or clear polyurethane varnish(many brands) will do. However, for outdoor use, you need something tougher like: http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...=diamond+clear Randy |
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nosmo wrote:
I have to polish some door hardware, solid brass, and then apply some sort of aerosol product ( lacquer, poly etc ) to stop tarnish . Any suggestions as to the type of product would be welcome david From my personal archives of this NG: Parks brand Brass and Copper Clearcoat GWE |
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In article , nosmo
wrote: I have to polish some door hardware, solid brass, and then apply some sort of aerosol product ( lacquer, poly etc ) to stop tarnish . Any suggestions as to the type of product would be welcome http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...il.aspx?p=1143 -Frank -- fwarner1-at-franksknives-dot-com Here's some of my work: http://www.franksknives.com/ |
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Agree with the other responders, with a couple of comments:
I used some Deft stuff that didn't smell like nitrocellulose lacquer, didn't dry like it, didn't come off with lacquer thinner and ruined a lot of hours of work. May have been something else, but it spooked me and I use only Mohawk or other things clearlmarked as to content. Some of those of the clock persuasion are now using a poly urethane clear finish, who am I to argue? Ditto for acrylic lacquers. But I love nitro, as it is very forgiving, fast drying and easy to strip if needed. I sometimes use a hair dryer or heat gun to keep it from collecting in concave grooves... / mark nosmo wrote: I have to polish some door hardware, solid brass, and then apply some sort of aerosol product ( lacquer, poly etc ) to stop tarnish . Any suggestions as to the type of product would be welcome david |
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Thank you all for the great suggestions
"Mark" wrote in message ... Agree with the other responders, with a couple of comments: I used some Deft stuff that didn't smell like nitrocellulose lacquer, didn't dry like it, didn't come off with lacquer thinner and ruined a lot of hours of work. May have been something else, but it spooked me and I use only Mohawk or other things clearlmarked as to content. Some of those of the clock persuasion are now using a poly urethane clear finish, who am I to argue? Ditto for acrylic lacquers. But I love nitro, as it is very forgiving, fast drying and easy to strip if needed. I sometimes use a hair dryer or heat gun to keep it from collecting in concave grooves... / mark nosmo wrote: I have to polish some door hardware, solid brass, and then apply some sort of aerosol product ( lacquer, poly etc ) to stop tarnish . Any suggestions as to the type of product would be welcome david |
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