How To Polish Brass

Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is prone to tarnishing—but whether it's a brass lamp or a brass monkey, with the right technique it's a cinch to polish.

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[zx1011]

i buy my brass in Poland so its already polish

[Q8sugargirl]

i cant believe I just watched this

[randy25rhoads]

The new Brasso formulation sucks.

[PureHardRock910]

I LIKE BALLS IN MY MOUTH

[Lewis94UKHD]

Does it work for Zippo Lighters?

[quicklady]

use brass polish. no shit?

[howdydave45421]

I was hoping to find a documentary by English Custom Polish showing how to do a GOOD job of polishing. Preferably something about what grade of grit, pros and cons of ammonia, etc.

[thestevenjcampbell]

@evilutionist Great one!1 this makes sense..thnks!

Knowledge is power;0

[evilutionist]

the term brass monkey she used is incorrect it is in fact it was is " Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" It refers to a cannon ball holder on an old ship that was called monkey .When it got so cold that the brass Monkey shrank and the cannon balls rolled of it . thus the saying

[furfinsandfeathers]

DO NOT TAKE HER ADVICE TO USE A TOOTHBRUSH !!!

The next mourning mine tasted like SH&T !!!

[ArkanianMicroStudio]

@Q8sugargirl i cant believe its not butter

[Joestn77]

@zx1011 it doesn't matter, all brass tarnished with age.