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Cleaning EP Brass

I want to clean my E.P Brass tray. Should I use brass or silver polish?

Karen
student - Chicago, Illinois, USA
2005

2005

I was doing some searching on what to use to clean EP Brass. I have tried silver polish as well as Arm & Hammer washing soda ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] and aluminum. It did work a little but did not give the results I was hoping for. Any advise or tips would be appreciated.
Best regards,

Lorraine Hunt
- Jackson's Point, ON, Canada

2005

Karen, are you saying this tray is made of brass and is electroplated with silver? If the surface is brass, use brass polish; if the surface is silver, use silver polish.

Lorraine, to clean silver you may want to view letter 4785 again. I did that aluminum foil and washing soda ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] procedure myself just this week and it works well. The hotter the water, the better. But it's possible that there is not much silver left on the item; you may want to send it to a shop to be electroplated again.

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