Try Scotchbrite & Brasso together. It will clean the brass almost instantly and will not leave scratches or take off too much material. Then polish with a clean cloth. Done!

Absolutely amazing!I spent so much time watching nonsense about cleaning brass with ketchup,salt baking soda,lemon,vinegar,...It is all about cleaning brass that hasn;t been cleaned for a little while.I cleaned the brass ornaments of a piece of furniture left uncleaned for 50 years in a VERY short time with your tip.Thank you,thank you!!

I always find your videos educating! I’m glad I found you! But I wanted to tell you that I just bought an antique sideboard with gorgeous intricate brass hardware. I used a polishing kit for my Dremel and the results were instantaneous! So gorgeous! I got my Dremel for Christmas many years ago and my husband bought a ton of accessories for it. I never used the polishing kit and almost forgot about it lol! I have a ganglion cyst that is basically strangling my radial artery and nerve. When ever I try to do anything for extended periods of time, my hand goes completely numb. So I’m glad I remembered my good old Dremel!!

After what was done in this video, continue with finer, wet sanding then dialux compounds and a final soft buffing up to a smooth, high mirror shine. Always use separate polishing pads for compounds/polishes to avoid cross contamination and scratching the work with previous abrasives, washing the work between compounds. You can thank me later.

I would never have thought to use a sanding block, works very fast! Thank you.

White wine vinegar and salt is extremely effective in restoring shine. Simply soak the brass in a dish with a mixture of both ingredients. Take brass out and wash in hot soapy water with sponge.

Wetting the sanding sponge and using it with dish soap will help reduce scratching and remove oxidation with less effort

Super fantastic. Living aboard I don't timely attend to the brass hardware, ornaments, etc. It can be a total pain to polish. I have plans to visit Home Depot and pick up a few sanding sponges. Hope they have different grits for different jobs to sand. Although, looking around you have given me many projects that have sat on the back burner. . lol Many thanks. S

we have been restoring midcentury furniture professionally for years. NEVER clean brass like that! it's all scratched now.

@gloriamicallef1141

5 жыл бұрын

BLISS modern antiques GmbH ab

@Quasar0406

5 жыл бұрын

That's what polishing is for

@melcomepay6668

4 жыл бұрын

It should be soaked!

@melcomepay6668

4 жыл бұрын

Just soak it in any carbonated drink over night.. Coke will do it... (, don't drink the coke! The term for dirty brass / copper is.. Tarnished.

@sebastiankinzer2976

4 жыл бұрын

All these comments are jokes. This is the only technique that has worked out of all of these useless videos. Vinegar, lemon juice, blah blah blah. If you guys know so damn much, post a useful video or advice. Because, I just cleaned two brass beer taps that were black from sitting 10 years and this is the only technique that worked!

You'd have much better results by not using the sanding block, but instead you should use a light gray scotch-brite pad. I takes much more time, elbow grease, and money in materials to go from 320 grit (not sure what your pad is but thats typically "fine") straight to 6,000 grit (brasso) in order to achieve a good scratch free finish. Scotch brite pads work great wet or dry, are cheaper than those sanding sponges and come in many grades of roughness to remove the previous grit's scratch marks. Light gray is about 800 grit, white is 1200-1500 grit, and maroon is roughly 320 grit. They also leave a much more desirable scratch pattern which is easier to remove with a finer pad. Even faster would be to clean the brass using a scotch brite pad using dipped in a salt and vinegar solution. You can even soak it in the salt/vinegar but just not for too long because it can turn the brass pink. And if you want to then antique the brass, put it in s sealed container on a rack or hanging after dipping them in salt water, and in the bottom of the container put a cup full of ammonia. Seal, and come back in a few hours. you'll be amazed. LIghtly buff for a beautiful finish.

$30 bench top grinder with a buffing wheel and green rouge, cleans all metals to brilliant shine , and won't scratch like a sanding block

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

i used to do exactly what you said till an old german refinishing guy at dads' shop told me to stop that

I have a 12-year-old brass ceiling fan that turned almost black. I applied brasso with an old tooth brush and rubbed vigorously in circles, working at a small area, intermittently buffing with a clean cloth. I needed to wash the brush intermittently as well because the bristles turn black due to oxidization. The process takes quite some time - took almost 5 hours. The fan now looks just like new.

Love this video, I have some pieces I believe may have never been cleaned ! Thanks!!!

Dremel with a brass wire wheel and polishing wheel/polishing compound

I hit subscribe before you even got to the opening cartoon. Instant recognition of a genuine honest guy. Looking forward to catching other videos of yours. I'll be trying this brass advice today

@bethmurrow5626

4 жыл бұрын

So how did it turn out......lol...I am curious.

I will say that for clean the slides on brass instruments where the diameter matters easily to the .01 mm brasso tends to take off a lot of material in my experience

Wow! thanks for sharing. nice job!

This changed my life! Just bought a campaign dresser to restore and I am so happy to have this tip! Thank you!

Thank you so much.I have an old brass bed and it has been needing this.

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

check the cleaning brass bed vids on yt

Amazing! This saved me so much time

I liked the black paint!. It gave a cool look to the handles. Cleaning would have been enough!

Have you considered a fine grit scotch brite impregnated with the brass out? It will most likely give you the same speed but leave no micro scratches and polish at the same time

I used to use Brasso on (a) a 22" Zildjian thick ride (b) a 20" Zildjian medium ride (c) an 18" Zildjian medium ride (d) two Zildjian 16" thin ride, and (e) two Zildjian 14" high hat cymbals. Over the course of several years I was able to have mirror finish cymbals with my drum set. I used a LOT of different polishes, etc but NOTHING ever beat Brasso and a soft cloth then a buffing attachment on a drill...no scratches.

I have old copper cabinet handles...any suggestions for them?

Very helpful, no smearing. Thanks.

Seems like You would have a light grit drill bit & use that instead of elbow grease?

What grit would I get for that sanding block? Lowes has only 120 med-fine grit listed. Anyone?

HOLY COW did this WORK FOR ME!!!!!!! thank you thank you thank you! Had a HUGE brass coffee table that had been neglected. Made it look like new.

Stropping with cloth backed fine sandpaper will clean up very quickly. Super fast brass cleaning round parts with a screw hole is to put a piece of threaded rod in the screw hole and mount it in a drill.

Try Kethup and stainless steel pot scrubber works on brass copper (w ketchup) and aluminum.

Worked like a treat thanks dude !

Awesome!! You don’t happen to know how to get the dried Brasso out of the cracks after, do you? 😢😢😢

I just wanted to tell you thank you for this video you just saved me hours of hard work thanks again! :)

@MrDiyDork

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to help!

seven mins to tell me to use a sanding brick?

@TheBikemaster94

7 жыл бұрын

Yasser Arafat do you polish oranges???😗

@Sak-zo1ui

6 жыл бұрын

To scratch the brass

@TempoDrift1480

5 жыл бұрын

This is stupid.

@DavidTokio

5 жыл бұрын

and Brasso WTF i clean brass with 0000 Fine steel wool and lemon oil ...cheaper and more effective in my opinion

@mimikay5421

4 жыл бұрын

David Tokio Excellent tip! Thank you 😊

Small brass objects can be easily cleaned and polished with a high quality high capacity ammunition case vibrating tumbler, ground dried corncob media, and Nu Finish liquid car wax in the orange bottle

For all circular pieces like those feet, I like to chuck them up on a hand drill or drill press.

Thank you, so worth the 7 minutes!

Looks good. I wonder if you can put it on a drill ?

Omg!!! You are a GENIUS!!! Literally just made my life 😎

This is also a great trick to polish wedding rings. I was using a bastard file before, but this removes less metal. Makes the ring last almost until the divorce.

@klausschreyer7062

5 жыл бұрын

Thats Rich Funny Lol

@justachipofftheiceberg6313

5 жыл бұрын

That's funny but kinda depressing too😂😔

@clayz1

5 жыл бұрын

Just get the divorce.

@Master_Blackthorne

4 жыл бұрын

I don't have a bastard file; would a legitimate file work?

Those leg caps would buff super easy on a lathe or drill press. It is super fast and can give you a mirror shine.

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

ok, so what do you use besides the drill or lathe to buff?

well I liked it, thanks Mr DiyDork

All well and good. But what about all of the scratches that the block leaves behind. Might as well use 2000 grit wet and dry paper

Perhaps you can use some thick floss to clean the grooves.

What grit of sand paper/ sanding block?

I just cut circles out of scotchbrite pads and use a dremel...way easier and fast. And use flitz polish so it polishes at the same time

@MrDiyDork

7 жыл бұрын

I'll have to try that out. Great idea!

haha, i'm sitting here watching this polishing a copper bracelet.... And I'm going to say I think I'll stick with the good ol' fashioned way, no unsightly scratches and it's damned therapeutic to boot.

Very nice tip thank you

I use 0000 steel wool. Then polishing compound. It won’t scratch heck out of the piece.

You know, you're supposed to let the brasso dry on the metal before you rub it off. You don't need to rub it unless you;re trying to remove scratches. I polished my brass belt buckle every day for twenty years in the Army, and I can tell you, you're doing it wrong.

@even5539

7 жыл бұрын

Roger Merritt my tuba is scared because of leaving brasso on too long

Thanks for the video! I am wondering if some steel wool would work just as well. Also - please use gloves and do this in a well-ventilated area (or use a respirator) because the stuff is very toxic and the fumes will give you a headache (and probably isn't good for your pets, if you happen to have any). Cheers!

i work in a hardware store in melbourne australia this stuff is awsome

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

how is austrailia doing these days, heard a lot of violence in the streets from down under, just like in chicago which is way east of me up here

Brilliant. I have a ton of brass to clean and my hands were hurting and had brasso everywhere

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

Brasso is nice for mild cleaning or polishing as a final step, but this really helps tear through the grime pretty quickly. Just gotta be careful on pieces that aren't solid brass.

Was that built up hand oils and gunk not paint?

4 ought steel wool

soak brass in white vinegar and salt for about an hour, it will clean it without scratching. Then use a brass polish.

Try bar keepers friend it is amazing. You just give a little rub and it will instantly remove all the tarnish without any effort. Works better than brasso.

Never ever use an abrasive substance on brass or any metal!! You destroy it and remove the material. Suck it up and use the brasso and a tooth brush

What grit is the sponge??

Brasso in Ireland comes as a soaked rough wool so already does that. The US Brasso doesn't seem as good.

I work on an old military ship...brass EVERYWHERE. Thanks for the advice this will save me soooo much time!

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad to help!

Another great tip! I would have never thought of sanding blocks... would have been too chicken!

@MrDiyDork

9 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Logsdon I kinda figured this out by ignorance. One of the first dressers I flipped had brass handles that were in about the same shape as these. I used sandpaper on them and they actually turned out great. Then I saw a few people on Instagram talking about the sponges, and I've been using it ever since. It's quick, simple, and works great. You just have to be a little careful and not go too crazy on it, because some hardware isn't solid and is just brass plated.

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrDiyDork flipped? hmmm, realtors flip houses, you and i, work, on dressers......[worked on].........

Thanks! Liked and subscribed!

What about pitted lacquer over brass

But how to temove all the scratches, caused whit the sanding block ?? 🤔😫

Nice one 👍

THanks!!

always put a link to the magical product...

Would brass o work on an antique cash register crank style machine I have in my collection? Let me know!

awesome

Thanks

Use wet and dry and you can get the same result but with a mirror finish

Can i use this same technique on a Brass Cross that was made for me or should I try the toothpaste like Linn Lindstrom suggests?

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

+Patty Chisholm I'd try the toothpaste first, since it's probably a bit less aggressive. If you need to take it further, then you could try this out.

@pattychisholm514

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks

its quick because its harsh on the brass,the more harsh material you use on brass the quicker it will tarnish,if you don`t have buffing wheel and brass compound try a little less harsh with 000 wire wool soaked in car polish,then use a cleaner to remove the wax from the polished brass,then use a two pack cure bright to coat the brass,this will give a very hard clear coating,saves all that redoing every year,hope this helps

Went to this because it said 'QUICK & EASY TRICK' It wasn't QUICK. It wasn't EASY. AND Where's the TRICK !!!!!!

I believe that the goo you’re describing is many years of kitchen grease.

I used vinegar and salt and parts of the brass are pink. Got any tips?

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

+Jimmy Ikon Hmm, not sure about that.

If it's not polishing, probably has a lacquer on it. Rinse with lacquer thinner first.

you should use a dremel or some sort of small grinder and a buffing wheel, and the brasso polish. it will go a lot faster.

@MrDiyDork

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, that would speed things up even more.

@user-wk2lb8jq1j

6 жыл бұрын

It can'tgo faster.It takes 1 minute.It takes longer to take the dremel out!

@andrewtucker9279

6 жыл бұрын

I know, but that is time excluding the dremel preparation.

Let the Brasso sit for a while first. Rub it in a bit with your fingers then let it sit. Then go ahead and polish it up with the paper towel.

@MrDiyDork

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@tinajohn-peters8580

7 жыл бұрын

2^STONED

@irenecasella5959

7 жыл бұрын

2^STONED a

You really should try Flitz metal polish, it's dar superior to Brasso & use a pice of corse, medium & fine scotchbrite (scrunge) & it will work amazing & is fast. Flitz is pure magic!

@MrDiyDork

7 жыл бұрын

I'll have to try it out!

@RustyBobbins

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I’ve used every polish there is and flitz is hands down the best.

Lol Directions of use institutional matel polish (ecolab): shake well before using. Squeeze onto a soft dry cloth. Rub on metal and allow to dry to film. When dry , polish with a clean soft dry Cloth

@Beezid30

6 жыл бұрын

I dont know if that the installation of what you are using but if you read the installation for the fastes way

The scratches left behind are horrible, it might be quick but it devalues the brass door handles instantly...

Fine wire wool is better, put a bit of brasso on it and it gets perfectly into the contours of awkward items.

@MrDiyDork

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, someone else mentioned that and I bet it could get into the nooks and crannies even better.

@user-tm1sm7yw1g

7 жыл бұрын

David Croft 3.5 minutes of " letmeshowyou illshowyou" and then he has scratched the plain surface

@colinmurphy2214

6 жыл бұрын

I used to think that brasso was the best product for brass polishing, but blue magic blew brasso out of the water, you should give it a try it's not pricey

@ClassicCarGuy831

6 жыл бұрын

What about 000 fine steel wool pad with Blue Magic?

Great trick, but quick trick videos need to be much shorter in length, i.e. “quick”. That said, thank you for sharing your techniques with us. As a tip for you to try, others have found that the liquid form of Bar Keepers Friend is a very quick and effective treatment for tarnished brass, followed by polishing with Brasso or its equivalent, or by lacquering. Mohawk, a specialty manufacturer of refinishing products, makes a spray can lacquer specifically for brass.

We have several brass figurines and I use ketchup. Smear on a good coat of it, let stand a minute or two, then rinse. Dry and buff it up.

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

+Neal Crosson-Hill That's sounds really interesting. I'll have to try that out next time.

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

ketchup has vinegar in it so vinegar alone would do the job if you boil it in vinegar for a minute of two

@annenelson5165

4 жыл бұрын

I just cleaned an old fire extinguisher using ketchup - it works! And it cleaned up the brass plate on the front too. Easy peasy!

My trumpet is getting faded, but I really don't think this video would help that, any tips? anyone??

@jrgreiner

7 жыл бұрын

Jeridan, does your tpt still have lacquer? Assuming it does, I'm not sure what you mean by "getting faded". Not much you can do to shine up a lacquered brass instrument except to get a microfiber polishing cloth and go to town. If it's bare brass and simply getting an oxidized patina, I honestly wouldn't do anything to it. Having said that, I just used Brasso on my bare brass alto and it looks amazing now. Mind you, it'll simply get that oxidized patina again because well.......it's bare brass! Hope that helps.

@VivekSharma-vy5ll

7 жыл бұрын

jrgreiner s

@fielding68

7 жыл бұрын

Fine wire wool with a touch of Brasso.

@nickbrighenti8528

7 жыл бұрын

Send it to a repair shop. It's not worth risking it on home methods if it's valuable

Try tomato ketchup on the brass, leave for 20mins and rinse or wipe off with water. Not so messy with all the black strip mess on everything.

@bethmurrow5626

4 жыл бұрын

Are there other kinds of ketchup besides tomato?

Sanding my brass candle stick is fudged now 😢

what grit, how fine?

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

+Shawn Fredette The foam sanding block I was using was just labeled "fine" when I bought it. It actually has 2 grits on it. I'd say one side is about a 120-150 and the other is probably around a 200-220 or so.

It worked thanks

"to really save time " he says at 1:55, I think we are going to get Trick # 1

@donofon1014

Жыл бұрын

nope... trick 1 is about to appear at 3:00

Been working with brass for 50 years and sanding is NOT the way, use mild acids like vinegar or citric and then polishes like brasso or barkeepers friend. I have not used salt with the mild acids, BUT I am going to try that, but the piece must be rinced with water after and dried to remove any salt before the polish.

A lot of older brass is covered with lacquer. =...knobs, bed frames etc. Use Lacquer thinner or Denatured Alcohol to first remove THAT, then polishing is super fast without compromising the coating of brass plated objects. If solid like some large Indian decorative, ornate wall plates , knobs. beds ---the Brasso with scotch bright or"0000" steel wool makes short work of it.

CLR,,fine steal wool ,then polishing wheel

@ronvalley1973

5 жыл бұрын

a soft cloth buffing wheel is best

Use ketchup to clean then use brasso to polish but let the brasso dry then wipe it off

@alanbrandt999

4 жыл бұрын

I saw a video last night recommending ketchup and thought it was nuts. I tried it anyway on an antique fireplace screen (the metal edges around the screen, not the screen itself). I let the ketchup set for a half hour then wiped it off with paper towels and water. It's amazing! The black and green crud came right off and it worked perfectly.

throw it in salty water with some aluminium fouil in the bottom it will work

There's a lot of ways sand paper sponge is good Method removes Pitting and Heavy Oxidation but afterwards want to Wet sand water & dish soap too with 1500 2000 grit if going for high Quality Finish Fine very Fine Steel Wool works as well than your Brasso Can't beat good ole fashion Elbow grease

Do you know if this will work on Brass Intruments also??

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

+whovalock I would think so as long as you're careful and do a small test section in a hidden area first. If the instrument is just plated with brass (I'm not sure if they're all solid or if some are just plated), you'll definitely want to be careful not to go too deep. You could even try a brass wire buffing wheel on a dremel tool for the hard to reach spots.

@violetcorrea5389

8 жыл бұрын

would this work on vintage brass belt buckles ?

@jrgreiner

8 жыл бұрын

I would NEVER....NEVER NEVER NEVER.....did I say NEVER(?) use any sandpaper type item on an instrument. Although Brasso itself can be abrasive, it's nowhere near as damaging as one of those sandpaper sponges would be. Brass wire buffing wheel??? OMFG......NO. With a musical instrument, you should never be aiming for the speedy way to get done. Lastly, if your instrument is lacquered and want that lacquer to remain, there's no need for even Brasso. Just use some dish soap with a wash cloth to remove any gunk. If you're down to the bare brass, just go with Brasso or you might consider Simipolish as well.

@smartacus1393

7 жыл бұрын

OMG, you are absolutly right!!! No way getting any sand paper, with whahever grit close to my instrument. OMG i would not do that to a door knob!!!! Take your time and do it the classic way even if it took you a week to get the job perfectly done.Rubbing your instrument to shine is spiritual act of love, do it while listening to your music or waching your favorite show.

@jeridanremy1772

7 жыл бұрын

OMG SAME

Will this work on Brass Gold Lacquer Instruments?

@MrDiyDork

8 жыл бұрын

That's something I'd definitely test out in a small, hidden area first.