Step 5: Rinse the paste off your brass object with warm water, and immediately dry with a soft towel. Don’t be afraid to really scrub some of those tough tarnish spots, or use your fingers for tiny detailed areas. Step 3 & 4: Apply a small spoonful to a soft cloth and begin rubbing your brass object with the cloth and paste. We ended up using about 4 tablespoons in all, but it will vary depending on the juiciness of your lemon. You’re going for a “toothpaste” like consistency. Step 2: Start adding in baking soda, a table spoon at a time, and mixing until a paste forms. We wouldn’t recommend using lemon juice from concentrate (you know, the juice you can buy in the lemon shaped bottle) only because we’re not sure how any added ingredients or preservatives might interact with the baking soda or brass surface. Step 1: Juice your lemon half into your mixing bowl, spooning out the seeds if they pop out.
Once you’ve determined you’re working with real, honest brass it’s time to get scrubbing.
The easiest way to tell if something is real brass versus brass colored is to take a magnet to it’s surface and see if it sticks, since a magnet won’t stick to real brass. And of course, your brass object.įirst make sure your object is real brass, otherwise you might actually end up tarnishing the material further, rather than polishing.
What you’ll need: 1/2 of a lemon (unless you’re cleaning something HUGE), a small bowl, a spoon for mixing, and baking soda (we ended up using about 4 tablespoons). And just like that your brass can be looking almost as good as new. Luckily, most of that tarnish and age can be safely (and gently) removed with a little scrubbing and two ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. But often they’re really vintage, covered in tarnish, and not as pretty as they used to be. Vintage brass items are one of my all time favorite styling/collecting items.
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