Cleaning recovered brass

[duoderf]

I pulled up some brass pipes in fairly good condition that I found last week. So far I soaked it in a clean bucket of water, changing the water every few hours. Then at the advice of a friend dipped it in a 50/50 muric acid/water solution, which mos definatly removed any sea creatures living on it. Anyway it is pretty tarnished and still needs to be polished real good.

Any other advice in cleaning it. It's really my 1st recovery that I brought up, not anything special, but I could always use a door stop with a neat story behind it.

 

[The Kraken]

Brasso and elbow grease.

the K

 

[Orion12521]

Never Dull. There is no better brass polish.

 

[Ber Rabbit]

Never Dull and MAAS are my favorites for polishing work. I usually use the Never Dull first then follow with the MAAS.
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

Don't use muratic acid. A friend of mine ruined a ship's bell that way.

 

[JKPAO]

Elbow grease and Never Dull!
See you topside! John

 

[Missdirected]

Don't forget before and after piccers

 

[Diver Lori]

Ditto the Nevr Dull, (yes, it's really spelled Nevr Dull). That's what we used when I was in the Coast Guard. Comes in a blue tin, much cleaner process than Brasso. Be aware, it will dry out your fingers and make them like paper. Lots of brass on the bridge of the boat I was on and as a QM, that was my in-port job.....polish the brass and update the pubs/charts.

 

[riverdiver]

If it has been down below for a long time I use wet sand paper and a D A start with 80 grit thand work my way up to 320 grit. Then use the never dull. This is a general alarm bell that I found in the St. Clair river.

 

[blacksambellamy]

Recovered 82 year old pipe fitting preserverd and brought back to its original glory.

I used electrolysis, a dremmel machine and steel wool