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Brass windows ?

  • 25-03-2015 10:51pm
    #1
    firesidechat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 265 ✭✭


    Ok. I am in the process of restoring a 28ft wooden cruiser.
    I removed all the metal window surrounds. As they were covered with layers of paint i decided to sand them down before repainting them. I found that under the layers of paint was a chrome finish. Then to my surprise as i was sanding the chrome i found that they are actually made of brass. I really want to bring them back to the brass finish. Has anyone any ideas on how to remove the chrome finish without damaging the brass.?


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  • #2
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,350 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Have a look at this seagull restoration http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90589511 where I removed the chrome from the shaft tube and polished the brass.




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  • #3
    arthur daly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭arthur daly


    Niyromorse should do


  • #4
    arthur daly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭arthur daly


    Niyromorse should do


  • #5
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,350 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Nitromors wont do anything to the chrome it has to be sanded or sandblasted to get it off.





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  • #6
    Whiskey Nose 14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭Whiskey Nose 14


    tricky job man


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  • #7
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,350 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    The brass is easy enough to clean up and bring to a polished finish with different grades of sand paper. Here is a light I did.

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  • #8
    copper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 680 ✭✭✭copper12


    Fergal
    You wouldn’t think it was salvageable; the way it looked’ fair play it turned out a treat.
    As for other ways of polishing old brass and chrome.
    For those of you who can remember; long before Nintendo and all the other techno stuff’ now available.
    There was the highly technically sport of Pitch and Toss.
    In order to participate’ your two penny’s or farthings’ had to have a shine to them.
    This was done with a bit of muck and spit.
    So as Fergal has stated, different grades of sand paper’ will get you to a level’ whereby, you have most of the muck and grime off; for the final part. I have used with good results’ Oil and Portland cement’ this acts as a very fine abrasive; and polishes up the brass a treat. Oh and a lot of elbow grease :D


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