Comments on: Restoring and Cleaning Antique Brass

By: Becca

Becca — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:45:01 +0000

Thank you so much! I’m restoring an antique blow torch with a pressurizing pump handle that was at some time made into a lamp. It’s fabulous! I used ketchup, as you recommended I could, to remove the really bad blackish brown patina, and it turned out beautifully!

By: Pat Scheibe

Pat Scheibe — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:54:43 +0000

I have a ship’s bell, which my father, a longshoreman in Baltimore,MD gave me. It has been weathered for years. The bell has inscribed on it “SS WEST COMPO 1919.” I didn’t not know whether to clean it with the traditional cleaners or not. It looks as if my Dad cleaned it at one time or another years ago before he passed. Do you have any recommendations, or may know the value of it to a collector. Thank you.

By: Lucille

Lucille — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:37:51 +0000

So how does one remove the residue from metal polishes? With the lemon juice or vinegar? Trial and error is not a good way to approach restoration of antiques, but here I am…