How to polish a large sheet of brass?

[Bailey Guns]

OK...I found a cheap and easy miracle. 1 part vinegar, 1 part salt and enough flour to make a spreadable paste. Holy crap. I brushed it and before I finished a brush stroke you could see the tarnish disappear. Works on copper and brass and probably other metals. I rubbed it in with a sponge and rinsed it with a garden hose. Took all of 5 minutes. Then spent about 20 minutes with some Brasso and got a good shine. Not a mirror, but nice and clean and shiny.

Got the recipe off some hippy website. I guess they are good for something.

[Great-Kazoo]

OK...I found a cheap and easy miracle. 1 part vinegar, 1 part salt and enough flour to make a spreadable paste. Holy crap. I brushed it and before I finished a brush stroke you could see the tarnish disappear. Works on copper and brass and probably other metals. I rubbed it in with a sponge and rinsed it with a garden hose. Took all of 5 minutes. Then spent about 20 minutes with some Brasso and got a good shine. Not a mirror, but nice and clean and shiny.

Got the recipe off some hippy website. I guess they are good for something.

Probably taking pictures of their work is one of them.

[TheGrey]

OK...I found a cheap and easy miracle. 1 part vinegar, 1 part salt and enough flour to make a spreadable paste. Holy crap. I brushed it and before I finished a brush stroke you could see the tarnish disappear. Works on copper and brass and probably other metals. I rubbed it in with a sponge and rinsed it with a garden hose. Took all of 5 minutes. Then spent about 20 minutes with some Brasso and got a good shine. Not a mirror, but nice and clean and shiny.

Got the recipe off some hippy website. I guess they are good for something.

That's awesome. I'm going to add that recipe to my Household notebook. Glad to hear you found a painless and quick solution!

[cstone]

cheap, non-toxic, and effective

[Irving]

Think this would mess up the seasoning on cast iron?

[Monky]

Think this would mess up the seasoning on cast iron?

You can use salt to scrub cast iron down, I don't know if vinegar would break down the grease or not. Just a good coating of kosher salt, little water and some elbow grease will get off burnt on stuff


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[Irving]

That's exactly what I do now to clean them. Salt and some oil. Like you, no idea how vinegar would react. Probably badly.

[KS63]

My Lodge cast iron skillet is the most non-stick of any of my commercial cookware. Hot water and a dedicated stiff bristle cleaning brush. Pat down dry and wipe with a teaspoon of oil. Never let a drop of any degreasing product touch it.

[Bailey Guns]

Think this would mess up the seasoning on cast iron?

Yeah...I'd stick to the traditional way of cleaning. Hot water and a brush.

[Mykidsdad]

After the Brasso, give it a coat of carnuba wax to keep the oxidation from recurring as quickly.