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S&S Swan General - Cleaning old brass
01 October 2011 - 14:00
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John Bailey
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Cleaning old brass
Has anybody any experences they can share on how to clean brass which has been heavily stained i.e. going black / green.  
01 October 2011 - 22:24
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tombarth1@yahoo.com
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Has anybody any experences they can share on how to clean brass which has been heavily stained i.e. going black / green.  

Hi John
I have just cleaned all the brass in my 38 using Brasso (has been around for decades). Brilliant job - will need to do it from time to time but is very quick.
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Tom Barth
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01 October 2011 - 22:26
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tombarth1@yahoo.com
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P.S. I seem to recall reading very many years ago that Brasso also gets rid of very minor scratches on the windows and hatches - never tried it myself though
Tom
01 October 2011 - 22:42
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matteosalamon
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Dear John,

elbow grease!

Fair winds!

Matteo (38/067 Only You)
02 October 2011 - 12:46
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John Bailey
Join Date: 01 February 2007
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I have been using Brasso which works when the staining is not too bad. Matteo where can I buy "elbow grease"?

We used to put fruit sauce on old coins and let the acid clean it up, but a bit of a problem with the smell.

Any other  possible remedies?  
02 October 2011 - 13:48
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tombarth1@yahoo.com
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John
Elbow Grease comes free with Brasso!
Tom
02 October 2011 - 18:06
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Brian
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John,
Try this stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG5z-ES-oD4

Should save on the elbow grease! :0)

Best regards,

Brian.
03 October 2011 - 21:00
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Jan
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John

we have in Germany a very old company which produces Ballistol Universal Oil. Originally it was designed to clean and support the rifle mechanic.

You can use it for everything inclusing treatening your whole skin.

Look into www.ballistol.de (also in english available). It is a must to have this oil onboard.

regards

Jan

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