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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:29:35 GMT
I don't usually do polishing but now and then its nice.
I came across something called Peek on feebay so I have ordered a tube of it. It comes in toothpaste tube type things.
I've only ever used brasso before in the dim and distant past.
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Post by bettina on Jun 15, 2017 19:44:10 GMT
I don't usually do polishing but now and then its nice. I came across something called Peek on feebay so I have ordered a tube of it. It comes in toothpaste tube type things. I've only ever used brasso before in the dim and distant past. If it's the same stuff I used to use back in Canada (also called Peek), it polished up my good silver brilliantly. You should be well impressed.  You've made me fee guilty now, must did out the brasso and give the tiller arm the once over, it's looking pretty shabby I noticed today  |
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Post by patty on Jun 15, 2017 20:13:51 GMT
let me know how it works..i have old miners lamp given to me cos i live in an old miners cottage and i suppose at some time ought to clean it.....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:39:45 GMT
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Post by patty on Jun 16, 2017 6:21:48 GMT
they look nice...however bet when u polish the once you'll have to keep doing them...bit like the old days when women would be out scrubbing steps up to the front door...daily....
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Post by JohnV on Jun 16, 2017 6:39:54 GMT
Polished brass ....... love to see it in other people's engine rooms.  Me ? .... Well "patina" the antique experts call it. They say you should not remove it as it lowers the value.  As my boat is nearly an antique, I am forced to go along with the experts advice ^ me and |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 8:55:41 GMT
That peek stuff is very effective. I agree about having a nice age patina but most of the things I have got have been polished at some point so they don't have it. I do have a very old bronze cleat I use as a coat hook which will not be polished !
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Post by larkboy on Jun 18, 2017 14:54:53 GMT
Always used solvol autosol myself, a hangover from my motorcycling days. These days if I want to polish the boat brass I bring the hand polisher home from work with a selection of mops and soaps. Yes one has to do a bit of masking up as it can be quite messy, but it's so much quicker and easier to achieve an immaculate finish.
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