cleaning brass

carol_a_3

Right thanks, I'll try that tonight and smear the loo with sauce!!

Curry_Queen

carol_a wrote:

Right thanks, I'll try that tonight and smear the loo with sauce!!

You don't wanna know the visuals I've just had reading this!!!! :eek:


Are you using red or brown sauce? :rotfl:

carol_a_3

Maybe I could do one of each and see which works best...a scientific experiment no less!

carol_a_3

Right...I conducted my experiment and the ketchup definitely won. Neither are perfect but I would say that the brown sauce one is 30% clean and the ketchup one about 60% do I will do another treatment using the red on both. Also the consistency of the ketchup was better, more "gloopy" and it didn't run off as easily. DD hasn't stopped complaining about the smell though saying it's making her feel sick. It's not that bad, a bit like a chippy but heh, if it works!!

mandy_moo_1

Does anyone have any OS tips for cleaning brass ornaments? i've just bought a couple in a charity shop and they're looking a bit dull. i've heard of using brown sauce but i haven't got any so any other ideas please?

RacyRed

Tomato, brown and soy sauce all seem to be contenders for this

See the cleaning thread search results for brass HERE

thriftlady_2

I clean my brass scales pan with ketchup;)

Spendless

I tried brown sauce but I wasn't impressed with the results:cool: . I then found the wadding in a tin (brasso ) in my cupboards and that worked better.

bcl999

I cleaned a badly discoloured brass door knocker with a paste made up from lemon juice and salt and was very impressed. Check that your items are solid brass before cleaning. Also that they have no protective lacquer.

Pink.

Here are a couple of other threads that might help:

BRASS DOOR HANDLES.

cleaning brass

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