Brass finishing

[Farrell]

Boy, I don't know about this acid stuff. I think maybe I'll stick with the
buffing wheel and just go down to the "Play It Again" used sporting goods
store and get a hockey goalie outfit and put a mattress over the windows!
(BTW, anyone want to store their priceless pianos in my shop?)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Brass finishing


> > Hydrochloric acid is the main ingredient.
>
> For brass, I've used muriatic acid, which is a hydrochloric dilution from
a
> swimming pool supply house instead of an industrial supply house, to good
> effect. I find it leaves the brass with a slight "frosty" appearance that
> buffs up quickly and nicely. I've mostly used it to clean and demineralize
> water faucet parts rather than to prettify hinges, but it works pretty
darn
> good with both. Hint: don't go off and leave parts soaking in this brew.
Be
> there, and be ready, because the parts "age" pretty quickly to the point
> that parts of parts will become past parts of parts if you let your
> attention wander for too long. And yes, wear gloves. Wear goggles. Wear
> armor. Wear a respirator (two if possible), and do it outdoors (on the
> neighbor's lawn if they aren't home). The stuff will cheerfully digest you
> if you let it.
>
>
> Ron N