I have some brass parts that appear to have a white buildup/residue. It appears to be old Brasso which wasn't taken off properly during polishing. Anyone have some best practices for getting the stuff cleared up because it appears stubborn. I was thinking buffing wheel on a dremel tool, maybe.
Darin
Old Brasso does tend to cake up. The solvent component of the stuff seems to be ammonia, which, oddly enough, isn't really healthy for brass. I think I'd try vinegar first, Bro.
Try more Brasso and let it sit on the stubborn residue. It should soften itself back up. Jim Patrick
Then throw that stuff out!!! It's 2012 who use's brasso anymore? I Mothers mag an alumunum polish
The "easy" way is more polish, scrub hard while it's wet. Turn cloth when it loads up. Tip: Use a terrycloth rag, soaked w/water and wrung out well, then apply polish to rag. This prevents rag from soaking up polish and actually reduces effort req'd in my experience. If you get water spots then rag was too wet. Remove polish w/dry terrycloth.
Mike
I use Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish too. These are old parts brasso on them. However, I bet there's still a few folks out there that use brasso and swear by it.
Darin
I use Brasso and love it.
Brasso isnt even close to the original recipe, the old stuff prior to the EPA getting involved was pretty good. This is good stuff, no ammonia in it to crack your brass. Moonshine brass polish is my favorite.
http://www.brassauto.com/Moon%20Shine.html
WD-40 will soften and remove Brasso residue.
We love Brasso and the companion product Silvo for nickel.
Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I'll give them a shot.
Darin
I used to work on a steamboat for 10 years and we used to use brasso at first than switched to shinachrome(sp). That was in the 80's have not tried the new stuff. I need to.