Use you judgment about washing, I did not wash my marine barometer, I just used damp paper towels to clean it up. I do not like to leave this polish ( or most polishes ) on the piece at the end of the polishing. I polished the parts until they look pretty good then wash them off. You may find that even the steel wool is not necessary, be a gentle as possible while still staying effective. I would not use a wire brush, sandpaper, or coarser steel wool. In a similar way it is often good to take hardware off any mounting.Īside from the steel wool you can also use a tooth brush, string coated with polish ( use like dental floss ) or a cloth. In the case of the andiron it is a fairly simple job and lets me get into spots that otherwise would be hard to reach. When I take the first cut at the job I then decide whether or not to take the item apart. On un-coated brass this gets down to the metal almost immediately. ( this instructable done with Kleen King, but I find them very similar in results ) I apply this with the fine steel wool ( see Tools and Materials ). I will also not go for the ultimate polish, this guy is going back in the fireplace.īrush or wipe off the item so it is reasonable to work on and then set it up at a convenient work height on a disposable surface ( perhaps newspaper )įor the first polish I use either Twinkle Brass and Copper Cream Cleaner or Kleen King. It does not have any sort of protective coating. For an example I will uses an andiron that has seen many a fire over about 5 years since the last cleaning. This is the step is dirty, hardest part, in this you get the gross stuff of and get down to the metal.
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