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Brass coating removal from shower fixture

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I have Shower fixtures which are nickel with a brass finish. A shower cleaner ate through the brass in spots and left black streaks. I need to know what I can purchase to remove what brass is left.

Edverda Francis
student - Eynon, Pennsylvania, USA

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It sounds like this wasn't brass, but a tinted lacquer or translucent plastic coating; lacquer thinner [linked by editor to product info at Amazon] may remove it. If not, it sounds like you've already found a shower cleaner that will. Try applying the thinner or the shower cleaner with 0000 (very fine) steel wool [linked by editor to product info at Rockler].

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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