Best way to prevent tarnish on brass parts

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  • Supersai
    Newbie
    • Nov 2020
    • 22
    #1

    Best way to prevent tarnish on brass parts

    Any tips and tricks or recommendations for preventing tarnish on brass parts?

    Trying to maintain that nice shine on the brass parts of my phantom without having to rub the tarnish buildup off all the time.

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    • Grendel
      MCB Member
      • Jul 2020
      • 1980
      • Lexington, SC
      #2
      Any mild acid can be used to prematurely petina brass. In particular white vinegar in a spritz bottle to help get a mottled look. Yellow mustard the basic cheap kind works real well too. You can use mustard to paint on in various patterns then spritz down with white vinegar to get interesting results. If you tightly wrap parts with mesh and apply mustard you can get "scale-like" appearance.


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        • Grendel
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          Grendel commented
          03-10-2021, 11:30 AM
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          Sorry I swear you posted on how to patina your brass pieces.
        • Flounder
          Administrator
          • Jul 2020
          • 577
          • Eastern Shore of MD
          #3
          Carnuba wax, Clear Polyurethane spray. Just embrace the polishing time.

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            • nobbie333
              MCB Member for life
              • Jul 2020
              • 465
              • Kansas City, Missouri
              #4
              Has anybody thought about trying a ceramic car wax

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                • ATBen
                  Certified Post Whore
                  • Jul 2020
                  • 549
                  • West Elgin, Ontario
                  #5
                  Nobody said mayonnaise... What's become of us? Truly the end is nigh.

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                    • BrickHaus
                      Tactical Spoon Reacquired
                      • Sep 2020
                      • 3416
                      • Minnesota
                      #6
                      What about something like saxaphone polish?
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                        • Cunha
                          Certified Post Whore
                          • Jul 2020
                          • 2119
                          #7
                          I used auto wenol which is a polish with a wax component for protecting. It held up better than pure polishes.

                          Spray clear coat probably longer lasting but uglier as it falls apart.

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