hi,

I've been given an old brass fireguard, which I want to use as fireguard and
not an ornament. It's been in a shed for years and is in a mess covered in
dust and grime.

What is the best way to clean it? It's beyond a quick rub with Brasso

Bearing in mind that it's going to be used as a fireguard, and will
therefore get hot, what will prevent it tarnishing too quickly?

I would like to acheive a finish that is not highly polished, just old and
clean looking.

It is constructed from top and bottom rails, with steel ( I think, but may
be brass too) rod uprights threaded on each end, the nuts are brass knobs
small on the top (about 10mm diameter) and larger on the bottom acting as
feet (about 30mm diameter). The mesh is fastened to the uprights with
twisted wire.

A couple of the small knobs are missing; anybody know where I could get a
couple of replacements? I'd make them but don't have access to a lathe.

Chris

In article ,
Chris Harris wrote:
hi,

I've been given an old brass fireguard, which I want to use as fireguard and
not an ornament. It's been in a shed for years and is in a mess covered in
dust and grime.

What is the best way to clean it? It's beyond a quick rub with Brasso

Bearing in mind that it's going to be used as a fireguard, and will
therefore get hot, what will prevent it tarnishing too quickly?

I would like to acheive a finish that is not highly polished, just old and
clean looking.

It is constructed from top and bottom rails, with steel ( I think, but may
be brass too) rod uprights threaded on each end, the nuts are brass knobs
small on the top (about 10mm diameter) and larger on the bottom acting as
feet (about 30mm diameter). The mesh is fastened to the uprights with
twisted wire.

A couple of the small knobs are missing; anybody know where I could get a
couple of replacements? I'd make them but don't have access to a lathe.

Chris


My Aunt used to clean her copper fire surround every year by soaking in
Coke for a day (or so?).
Neil

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My Aunt used to clean her copper fire surround every year by soaking in
Coke for a day (or so?).
Neil

Do not leave it in too long - Coke will dissolve a nail in 4 days.

It will also clean vitreous china in toilets in an hour

YorkieDave

In message , David Kent
writes

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My Aunt used to clean her copper fire surround every year by soaking in
Coke for a day (or so?).
Neil

Do not leave it in too long - Coke will dissolve a nail in 4 days.

Yeah, yeah - have you ever actually tried it, or are you just an urban
myth perpetrator?
--
geoff

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:40:46 -0400, CJ
wrote:

Did that; lots of stuff on polishing with brasso, boiled linseed etc..,which
would be good for a door knocker or something small, but nothing that
pointed me in the direction of a magic solution or solution :-)

Use dremel with polishing felt, and some brasso, it'll clean it
further than you wanted to go at first, then wait a week or three and
it'll calm down again. Sure this all takes time, there probably aren't
any "instant" fixes. A little time and effort will work fine.

Take Care,
Gnube
{too thick for linux}

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:40:46 -0400, CJ
wrote:

Paul Mc Cann wrote:

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:28:44 -0400, "Chris Harris"
wrote:

hi,

I've been given an old brass fireguard, which I want to use as fireguard
and not an ornament. It's been in a shed for years and is in a mess
covered in dust and grime.

What is the best way to clean it? It's beyond a quick rub with Brasso

Bearing in mind that it's going to be used as a fireguard, and will
therefore get hot, what will prevent it tarnishing too quickly?

I would like to acheive a finish that is not highly polished, just old and
clean looking.

It is constructed from top and bottom rails, with steel ( I think, but may
be brass too) rod uprights threaded on each end, the nuts are brass knobs
small on the top (about 10mm diameter) and larger on the bottom acting as
feet (about 30mm diameter). The mesh is fastened to the uprights with
twisted wire.

A couple of the small knobs are missing; anybody know where I could get a
couple of replacements? I'd make them but don't have access to a lathe.

Chris


Do a google search on brass cleaning. You will be surprised at the
amount of info you will turn up

Did that; lots of stuff on polishing with brasso, boiled linseed etc..,which
would be good for a door knocker or something small, but nothing that
pointed me in the direction of a magic solution or solution :-)


Strange.

I did this some time back and turned all sorts of esoterica including
walnut shell as I recall.

Lots of the sites seemed to be aimed at the gun-toting (Merkin)
community and the care of brass shell cases


Paul Mc Cann