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How to Paint Polished Brass

Is there a way to successfully paint a polished brass surface? If so what is it?

Virginia Johnson
- Troy, Michigan

Hi, Virginia. Brass forms a thin skin of tarnish on it which paint does not stick to very well. The best approach is a Self-etching primer [on eBay or Amazon] which eats its way into the metal.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
February 19, 2009

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