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Offline prospector86

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« on: August 17, 2010, 08:10:51 AM »
On the brass parts of an old style blackpowder rifle after you polish them how do you guys keep them from becoming tarnished soon after?
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Re: brass
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2010, 05:53:44 PM »
My side locks have blacked out brass to reduce glare while hunting.  However, most brass polishes, at least Brasso for sure, has tarnish resistors built in.  If you polish with something else, like valve compound, it's probably cheaper, but you'd have to find a different compound to resist the tarnish.  You could probably clear-coat it, which would slow down tarnishing, but might begin to slough off after a while and need reapplication.
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Re: brass
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2010, 02:27:10 AM »
You can cover them with a polyurethane or varnish to protect the shine if you like to keep it that way...
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Re: brass
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2010, 04:50:06 AM »
NO BLING !  NO BLING !   ;D   ;D   ;D

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Re: brass
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2010, 12:35:35 PM »
I just let mine tarnish. Soft yellows to browns.Nothing shiny to spook animals when hunting. 'sides, I got enough brass shining in the Army   ;). IF I was to polish it I think I would use something like a Flitz pad. I wouldn't want to spill Brasso, don't know if it would damage the stock finish or not.
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Re: brass
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2010, 08:19:22 PM »
To use Brasso you would typically remove the part you want to polish to protect the wood.  I wouldn't think polishing with any product would be done with the gun assembled.  Most polishing agents aren't good to get on your finished wood or into lock parts etc.
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Re: brass
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2010, 05:22:32 PM »
Yea, I used brasso, I was just wondering if there were tricks to keep the shine.
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Re: brass
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2010, 05:05:27 AM »
I have rebuilt a few wrought iron and brass beds.  Brass tends to have a clear coat of lacquer on it that tarnishes over time under the coating.  I soak brass in vineager to disolve coating, repolish, and then use Jhonson floor wax (carnuba) to protect shine.  Brasso once a year followed by a coat of floor wax keeps beds bright and shiny.  Local bed and breakfast, six bedrooms, thinks it's great.  Floor wax should keep your brass shiny and I don't believe it would hurt the wood either.  This is paste wax, not liquid.

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