Re Lacquer Brass Door Handles

It s best to wear rubber gloves while remove the lacquer to keep it from getting on your skin or damaging a recent manicure.

Re lacquer brass door handles.

Wash off the brass with warm water and a small amount of dish soap after removing the lacquer. Fill a pan with enough water to cover them. Spray on oven cleaner may work. Protect brass with olive oil or lemon oil.

To protect the area around brass fittings such as doorknobs or lighting use painter s tape. The best solution is to remove the lacquer so you can polish the brass bits wax them or paint them. For brass pieces that are not attached to anything else lay down a dropcloth. Another option is to make a paste of equal parts salt flour and white vinegar.

If there is already tarnish on the brass it probably has not been lacquered. Apply lemon oil or olive oil to a soft dry cloth. Then use the cloth to apply a thin layer of oil to the brass object. Wear protective goggles and breathing gear if you are using a spray lacquer.

Simply rub a thin coat onto the brass let sit for an hour or so and then clean the piece with hot soapy water. Worse still you can t reach the brass itself to give it a good polish so it begins to tarnish. A lacquer coating might keep your brass fixtures nice and shiny for a while. Chances are it hasn t because.

Bring to the boil and throw your handles in. Add roughly a dessert spoon of baking powder for every pint of water. Before applying a new lacquer finish you need to make sure that you remove all traces of the old stuff. It s easy it only involves baking powder and water.

Brass lacquer can be applied by spraying or brushing it on. If you do not want to re lacquer the brass you can protect it with a coat of oil. Make sure you apply a very thin coat over the entire surface. Front door hardware is typically solid brass not plated which means that it s possible to strip the lacquer yourself if you want to go with an aged look.