Letter 42051

Cleaning 1930s heavy brass tray  

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I have a 1930s heavy brass tray and I tried to clean it BUT it has black spots which do NOT come clean with Brass cleaner-HELP PLEASE. thanks - I just tried to clean with Brasso [link is to product info at Amazon] my 1920s heavy brass tray BUT the black tiny spots will NOT comd clean-what to use please?????thanks I do not have a camera for the comp

Helen Kazimiroff
- Lomita, CA, USA


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Hi Helen,
The tray is likely leaded brass. Brasso does not work very well on leaded brass. I don't know of a home remedy that will work well for you. You could take the tray to a professional plater in your area and they can properly clean and polish it for you. The chemicals used to properly clean the piece are not suited for home use.

Mark Baker
Process Engineer - Syracuse, New York


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Try 5% ammonium citrate(mix 50 gm citric acid/1 lit water and some ammonia,pH must be 9),or only citric acid /water solution.Hope it helps and good luck.

Goran Budija
- Zagreb, Croatia


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