How To Make Your Own BRASS POLISH (Cheap & Easy)

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All you need is: Salt, vinegar and flour. This is an ancient antique recipe and method. It’s cheap and easy to make and it works wonderfully. Let me know how it works for you
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@asimplealtar 8 месяцев назад

I tried this and it worked insanely well. I love that it's cheap and natural too. Thank you!

@DavidHarperAntiques 8 месяцев назад

Great to hear! thank you

@VintageCarHistory Год назад

Okay. I'm an old US Navy veteran. The brass polish that we used for all of the brass on a warship was... Kool Aid. We called it, 'Bug Juice', but we would take an unsweetened package of the stuff- any flavor will do; and just soak the piece in it. The acids in the Kool Aid would remove any tarnish.

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

Brilliant and actually much easier!

@OriginalNethead Год назад

Best use for Kool Aid ever, other than hair dye. You certainly can't drink the stuff!

@lydiahubbell6278 Год назад

any vinegar-distilled white?

@VintageCarHistory Год назад

@@lydiahubbell6278 It's not vinegar- it's citric acid.

@MrNicho06 10 месяцев назад

How long do you soak it?

@docgypsy007 Год назад

Blown away at how well this works... Goodbye Brasso

@DavidHarperAntiques 10 месяцев назад

Wonderful to hear

@johneubanks5951 4 месяца назад

I gave this polish recipe a try and wow, it worked extremely well. I used a new 2" angeled paint brush during rinse to help get in the small places..thanks for the video and information 👍🇺🇲

@DavidHarperAntiques 4 месяца назад

My pleasure and thanks for letting me know

@joartym6649 9 месяцев назад

Just made the paste and your right😊 As I was slapping mine on thick with a circular motion, I could see this easy cheap paste working. It's now just sitting, and to think 🤔our grand & great grand parents methods work better and are much cheaper than the modern poisonous bottles e.g. Brasso $13.50 atm.🙄

@DavidHarperAntiques 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic, thank you for letting me know and you’re right, sometimes we need to take a few steps back and learn from our ancestors!

@rooroob Год назад

Could you one day do a video about when NOT to polish an item? Seems like people either polish everything or polish nothing for fear of losing patina. I am sure some things should be polished and present the way they were made to look. But when is it bad to polish?

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

Good idea. I will

@user-lk5tf5it9x Месяц назад

That would be great info!

@grannytakesatrip1128 3 месяца назад

Met him at Wetherby racecourse when he was filming an episode of Bargain Hunt and came across as a nice decent bloke. Just bought some brass stuff will give this a try. Thanks, David.

@DavidHarperAntiques 3 месяца назад

Thank you. Let us all know if it works!

@sandralittler4363 2 месяца назад

What an amazing tip. I used Brasso on some old brass weights and they were ok’ish but I tried this and it brought them up like new. Thank you!

@DavidHarperAntiques 2 месяца назад

That’s fantastic to hear. Than you for letting me know

@sreville 9 месяцев назад

Absolute pleasure to watch, great presentation 😁

@DavidHarperAntiques 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, really appreciate it

@JHall-jo9rm 8 месяцев назад

This definitely works. For those who use the boiling method - this is just simply less time consuming, because after boiling w/vinegar - you are SCRUBBING. This has the same results. Neither process (boiling or this one) will attack deep tarnish that is pitted. But we needed a brightening/cleaning, not a resurfacing, as my client wants her drawer pulls to still be "old", not brand new. Thanks for this great tip! I definitely prefer this method!

@DavidHarperAntiques 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the comment, really appreciate it

@phoenixperry8023 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!! This worked perfectly.

@DavidHarperAntiques 10 месяцев назад

Love to hear that. Thanks for letting me know.

@miapdx503 3 месяца назад

I looked this up because I have a brass of the ship Constitution. It's old, my parents had it longer than they had me, and I'm in my 60s. Wish me luck, can't wait to see her shine! 🌹⚓

@DavidHarperAntiques 3 месяца назад

Good luck!

@janmorgan8478 6 месяцев назад

David! Dear man, what a trick, down here in Australia, I was told to use good old tomato sauce, any brand! Used it on old brass pieces on an old harness & leads for a a very old horse-drawn milk cart, worked very well too! Thank you very much, all the best!😊

@DavidHarperAntiques 6 месяцев назад

My pleasure, thanks for watching

@agomodern 3 месяца назад

Learned as a kid to use ketchup to polish pennies, so no doubt it would work with brass. Stinks though.

@TheClutchCraft 3 месяца назад

can you do a video about identifying old brass, and also wether this mix effects other materials or wether it’s safe on wood, iron etc etc

@cathrynbyrnes8737 Год назад

Wow! Thanks David.

@NothingMakesSense28 21 день назад

thanks!! it worked

@DavidHarperAntiques 20 дней назад

You're welcome!

@DavidHarperAntiques 10 месяцев назад

Please do share your favourite DIY cleaning solutions or tips for maintaining antiques. Thanks, David

@Dakiniwoman 6 месяцев назад

I just cut a fresh lemon in half and start rubbing the cut side on the brass... it works instantly, you don't have to leave it at all ... just keep rubbing using the lemon half and it will just come clean before your very eyes... I make cubes of lemon juice in ice cube trays as well so I always have lemon juice available in the freezer and I can use the lemon juice frozen cube to rub over my brass table tops to clean them. I have a huge, extensive collection of brass trays, table tops and brass dishes so I need to clean a lot of brass. I always use lemon juice...

@DavidHarperAntiques 6 месяцев назад

Good info thank you

@OriginalNethead Год назад

I'd imagine cheap distilled vinegar would work fine, but wine vinegar shows up on camera. Measurements in Metric 30ml flour, 125ml vinegar, 5ml salt. Or thereabouts. I've been known to use good old American Ketchup to do the same thing on pieces I can't toss into the sink to rinse. The ketchup does the same trick and you wipe off with a damp paper towel. It has been known to stain old brass, but it works to get rid of corrosion on jewelry and other bits.

@curlyfurpuppyltd8817 4 месяца назад

Yes we have vinegar, salt and flour. Tnx for this tip.

@nahlazaki5170 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, will try soon

@DavidHarperAntiques 10 месяцев назад

You’ll enjoy it I’m sure !

@pchabanowich День назад

Yay! Bless.💐

@DavidHarperAntiques 11 часов назад

🤗

@pchabanowich 3 часа назад

I tried it and it works! What's not to love? However, it did not work on nickle bronze flatware. I really doubt anything does - maybe a dremel tool with a polishing fixture and some kind of paste... do you have any ideas? The flatware is actually ugly if one can't restore the initial gleam.

@vitharanachami4001 27 дней назад

Thank you 💐

@user-lk5tf5it9x Месяц назад

Ty and trying it now!

@DavidHarperAntiques Месяц назад

Good luck, hope it works well

@user-lk5tf5it9x Месяц назад

@@DavidHarperAntiques It worked very well! Amazing and telling friends!

@MFortescue 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video, David. Are you using table salt or sea salt? Does it make a difference?

@DavidHarperAntiques 6 месяцев назад

Just normal table salt

@rochellekerr7857 2 месяца назад

Worked a treat thankyou!!

@DavidHarperAntiques 2 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@aaronhisminiatures6129 4 месяца назад

This works INSANELY well, i do have a question about copper that remains behind on heavily tarnished brass, does that go away? Or do u have to polish it with something else? Thanks in advance 😊

@DavidHarperAntiques 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and trying it out. You could repeat the process, that should help

@aaronhisminiatures6129 4 месяца назад

@@DavidHarperAntiques awesome, thank you :)

@speedypaul2314 Год назад

Any magic recipe for wood without French polishing.

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

Yes, on the way!

@sallyjanepreston 7 месяцев назад

Can you use apple/wine vinegar, as malt vinegar is impossible to buy here in the Eastern Med?

@DavidHarperAntiques 7 месяцев назад

Yes I’m certain they’d work the same

@sallyjanepreston 7 месяцев назад

That's great news! Thank you.@@DavidHarperAntiques

@GraceMasilela 9 месяцев назад

Thank you

@DavidHarperAntiques 9 месяцев назад

My pleasure

@happiness4812 Год назад

Give it a fantastic wallop😂😂😂

@docgypsy007 Год назад

Thank you for sharing

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

My pleasure

@janisnelson26 Год назад

Thank you so much David. Do you have a recipe for silver?

@VintageCarHistory Год назад

Harry Potter may have a recipe for silver- though traditional alchemy tried to make gold...

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

Yes I do. coming soon!

@OriginalNethead Год назад

Not one of those dip thing that take off the patina... please G-d not that. I generally use a sunshine cloth, one of the silver polish pastes (can you find Maas?) or for small jewelry items, a good old thumb. Skin acids take off tarnish, although your fingers get mighty black in the process.

@harrymohamad 3 месяца назад

Tq u so much Sir. Hug from Malaysia

@DavidHarperAntiques 3 месяца назад

So nice of you, thank you

@agomodern 3 месяца назад

I've realized that I've been polishing brass the wrong, way, (Well, only tried it on 2 pieces.) but I still prefer the century and a half year old patina.

@maisie2802 2 месяца назад

It WORKS brilliantly!!

@DavidHarperAntiques 2 месяца назад

Fabulous to hear, thanks for letting me know

@AlphonseWeebay 3 месяца назад

Very wholesome video

@DavidHarperAntiques 3 месяца назад

Thank you

@loretomurraylm Год назад

Fantastic thank you 🙏

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

You're very welcome

@kirtandrews1859 11 месяцев назад

Hello there david. Fantastic video. May i ask would you know a hkmemade cleaner for pewter ? I have a stunning little pewter jewellery box but its darkened so much. Id love to polish it up sparkly shiny again. I would like it clesn for my bedside as a jewellery holder. Thank you so much.

@DavidHarperAntiques 11 месяцев назад

I’ll be making a vid for pewter soon!

@kirtandrews1859 11 месяцев назад

@DavidHarper2020 Oh fantastic I shall watch out for it. Thank you

@Darlene-zw2ki 15 дней назад

You're awesome !!!

@DavidHarperAntiques 15 дней назад

@@Darlene-zw2ki Thsts very kind of you

@TheClutchCraft 3 месяца назад

I’m back! Do you know whether this would work with copper too? And/ or any other metals other than brass

@TheClutchCraft 3 месяца назад

I presume so since brass is an alloy containing copper and zinc

@DavidHarperAntiques 3 месяца назад

Doesn’t work on copper!!

@damianleah6744 Год назад

We as children in our family in the 1970s had to polish the “brasses” . So now I hate the thought of it . Brasses and flock wallpaper….. eek! 🤣🤣

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

I remember something similar!!

@Blackfire970 Год назад

It's like a magic 😮 one question Can we use synthetic white vinegar for it?

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

best to stick to traditional vinegar

@shelleypenn7577 6 месяцев назад

👏👏👏

@luciferpain1661 День назад

Why couldn't you mention the type of vinegar and flour that you used. Was it self rising flour or regular flour?

@irisheyes0058 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic, would baking soda be a better alternative to the flour tho I'm thinking?

@A6Legit 4 месяца назад

I've seen that online but it doesn't make sense to me. Baking soda neutralizes vinegar. The whole point is to have the acid remove the tarnish.

@savannaharvey 2 месяца назад

I can't tell if that's balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar? I tried white vinegar with salt and no luck yet, thank you!

@1mrpoo 15 дней назад

it worked

@DavidHarperAntiques 15 дней назад

Brilliant!

@mochipii 3 месяца назад

I just turned my brass vase pink, dipping it in citric acid solution for ten minutes only because it was super tarnished. I used 2 tbsp of citric acid in 5 liters of water. Help.

@DavidHarperAntiques 3 месяца назад

Try this method, it hopefully will work?

@NormanFox-wm8im 7 месяцев назад

Will this work on copper

@DavidHarperAntiques 7 месяцев назад

No, it doesn’t work on copper

@rasharasho5697 4 месяца назад

Can i use white vinegar?

@IndiaDouroux 3 месяца назад

What kind of vinegar

@MajorCateMusic 11 месяцев назад

Omg, your vinegar is brown!

@DavidHarperAntiques 11 месяцев назад

Yes it is!

@A6Legit 4 месяца назад

Even if it's white it'll be brown when youre done 😂

@jesusoftheapes 11 дней назад

skip the flower and just wrap the thing in a wet paper towel with salt and vinegar no need to waste food.

@DavidHarperAntiques 11 дней назад

That won’t work very well!

@donofon1014 7 месяцев назад

echo chamber audio ... I tried 3 times to hear what the 3rd ingredient is. Still wasn't sure.

@DavidHarperAntiques 6 месяцев назад

Volume up?

@donofon1014 6 месяцев назад

@@DavidHarperAntiques OOOOOoo was I supposed to turn the sound on ?? Is that how one cures "echo chamber audio"?

@fado792 16 дней назад

How to remove the original patine to make and old thing look new and worthless.

@DavidHarperAntiques 16 дней назад

You obviously haven’t watched the video! They’re intentionally not made to look new. And by the way, these candle sticks were never designed to turn black. They were designed to be cleaned and cared for

@fado792 16 дней назад

@@DavidHarperAntiques Look at the Dutch interior (""genre"") paintings. Of course they were kept proper and shiny. They were new. When you do it today you devaluate e.g a cooking pot with 80 percent in price and you will never know if its old. And by the way. All the oak furniture of the 17th century are not sanded also. But your candler is max 50 y.o. . Thats no problem. Sorry for intervening.

@DavidHarperAntiques 16 дней назад

@@fado792 These are Victorian, circa 1860

@fado792 16 дней назад

@@DavidHarperAntiques question of taste: I would not modernise them.

@DavidHarperAntiques 16 дней назад

@@fado792 The video is about how to make your own traditional brass polish. You’ve taken a completely different stance on it!

@bobfarley4102 Год назад

The fact that you posted a video where you had to keep dashing the vinegar into a bowl from a pour restricted top and the salt dispenser gave you more trouble than you were able to handle makes me question if I should even listen to what you have to say.

@DavidHarperAntiques Год назад

I don’t cook!

@nancym.5508 11 месяцев назад

Perhaps an excuse to push off a "chore"?! I just tried this non-toxic approach on dining room furniture handles and IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM! Thank you David!

@DavidHarperAntiques 11 месяцев назад

My pleasure…thank you @@nancym.5508

@donofon1014 7 месяцев назад

Joe Biden could do your demo ... better.

@YogalaxmiMuthukrisnan 2 месяца назад

You waste a lot of water. Just use tamarine. No salt, vinegar and lime. Just tamarine ✅

@DavidHarperAntiques 2 месяца назад

Hardly! This is all about how out ancestors did it…and it works!

@MrKYT-gb8gs 4 месяца назад

Can I use white vinegar?

@A6Legit 4 месяца назад

Of course, any acid will work. You can let it soak vinegar but the paste helps for large items. You can use a brass or steel brush, or lightly sand with 220-400+ grit to get bad tarnish off.