cleaning brass

krishna

tamarind works well at cleaning brass, silver, etc. Used traditionally that way in India.

halloweenqueen_2

Apart from brasso, lakeland does a miracle cloth that I used on brass door handles and they came up lovely!

mandy_moo_1

had a go with the tomato sauce and that seems to have worked ok, so thanx for all your help peeps

nh101

I have those gold/brass coloured bathroom taps - don't know what they are actually made out of though (is it brass?) Anyway, they are manky, green etc and I wanted to know if anyone had any ideas how to get them clean. Can I use brasso? Thanks!

squeaky

Brasso or Duraglit, yes.

mistresslenore

Tomato Ketchup is supposed to be good with cleaning brass

chatta

and brown sauce, must be the vinegar.

Rachie_B

be careful as they are brass " plated " ?? dont want to use anything too harsh on them

to rid them of the limescale , do a kim and aggie trick .fill small plastic bags with white vinegar and attach over the tap,securing with a rubber band

leave for a few hrs then it should come clean away

LizD_2

What can I use on brass?

thriftlady_2

Ketchup !

I think it's actually the vinegar in the ketchup that does the trick. And it is a bit of an expensive way of cleaning. I smear a tbsp or so all over my brass scales pan and it comes up lovely.