How to Polish the Brass Tubes from a Vintage NuTone Door Chime

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I think the title says it all - Polishing the Brass Tubes from your Vintage NuTone long-tube chime is the crowning touch to any chime project.
Polishing the Brass Tube is a simple - but somewhat time consuming project
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@jennifergeary8936 3 года назад

Good video, I chuckled a few times. I was on the fence about replacing my vintage doorbell but now that I know they’re rare I’ll keep it! Thanks!

@northsideservicecompany3567 3 года назад

Hi Jennifer: Good idea - NuTone Long Tube Chimes are highly sought after. Polish up the tubes and enjoy the pleasant notes when it rings - Chris

@garymadaras5128 3 года назад

I moved into mid-century modern ranch with a Nutone model K43 and your videos made me realize I had something special worth restoring. My chimes had a clear coat - I believe factory-applied. So using polish didn’t work - as evidenced by no black goop on the rag. I sanded the clear off with 220 grit sandpaper. Also sanded off tarnish and got out some pitting. Then sanded with 400, then 600, then fine steel wool, then extra fine steel wool, then Brasso polish. They look amazing! Perfect. So just wanted to warn others about the possible clear coat and offer sanding technique that greatly reduces overall effort.

@northsideservicecompany3567 3 года назад

Hi Gary: Well Done restoring your Brass Tubes. The clear cost would have been applied by a previous owner of the Chime. NuTone never put clear coat on their Brass Tubes - Chris

@garymadaras5128 3 года назад

Ok. Whoever did it was a superb finisher. Not a run or dry spot anywhere on the 4 chimes. Kudos to them. I noted your opinion of NOT putting anything on the brass and will follow your lead. All natural for this restoration.

@northsideservicecompany3567 3 года назад

@@garymadaras5128 Cool - Chris

@Happy-Trackscom 8 месяцев назад

Every junior US Navy sailor is familiar with Brasso. Quarterdecks were full of brass and tranishing/fingerprints were not tolerated.

@northsideservicecompany3567 8 месяцев назад

Hi Happy-Trackscom: Sounds like polishing was an everyday thing - Di dthey buy Brasso in 55 gallon drums?? - Chris

@clearwaterick 5 лет назад

Thanks for the great video. My church has a set of chimes hanging on the wall that we want to clean.

@northsideservicecompany3567 5 лет назад

Hi Rick: You're welcome - Have fun polishing your Chime Tubes - Chris

@jddeefo1022 7 месяцев назад

I've got a job to do.

@northsideservicecompany3567 7 месяцев назад

Hi jddeefo: Yup - It will be well worth it once you have the Tubes back in place - Chris

@jeffharbin7955 4 года назад

Did these chimes have a lacquer coating? I have a set of brass chimes that need attention, but I’m afraid that I’m going to have to remove the lacquer to get them looking like new. Thanks!

@northsideservicecompany3567 4 года назад

Hi Jeff: NuTone never applied a lacquer coating to the Chime Tubes - Chris

@garymadaras5128 3 года назад

Mine appears to be all original and my chimes had clear coat on them (model K43 July 1954)

@davidryder1242 4 года назад

Hi Chris!! Based on the technique you show in the video - I was wondering how many containers of Brasso you think are needed to clean all 3 tubes on a Nutone K-32? I was guestimating one Brasso container per tube but welcome your feedback! Please and thank you of course!

@northsideservicecompany3567 4 года назад

Hi David: I would say that 1) 8oz bottle of Brasso will clean all 3 Tubes - Chris

@davidryder1242 4 года назад

@@northsideservicecompany3567 Thank you Chris. Happy New Year!

@alexanderbadiyo1620 4 года назад

Can you spray lacquer them after you polish them? Maybe with a clear polycrylic? That is done on brass candlesticks to keep them from tarnishing longer. If it is a thin coat it shouldn't change the sound tone. Wondering if I should polish them. I kind of like the old copper brown patina that 7 decades has given it. It says 'I'm old, deal with it'.

@northsideservicecompany3567 4 года назад

Hi Alexander: Polishing the Tubes really makes the Chime standout and look as it did when it was new. I'm not a fan of tarnished Tubes. I would Never - Ever coat the tubes with anything. This would make them impossible to ever polish in the future. Coating even after polishing is a bad idea. If (or really when) they tarnish again, they can't be polished. I would never coat them - Chris

@booboo759 4 года назад

My rittenhouse model 420 door chime came out beautiful. They are 70 years old and I have never seen them look so good.

@northsideservicecompany3567 4 года назад

Hi booboo759: Nice Video you posted - Your Rittenhouse Chime looks as good as it sounds - Well Done - Chris

@booboo759 4 года назад

@@northsideservicecompany3567 Thanks Everybody can't believe how good they came out. Thanks for the great video.

@northsideservicecompany3567 4 года назад

@@booboo759 Cool - Chris

@janblomberg2081 3 года назад

You could please tell us how to remove the tubes from the chime box.

@northsideservicecompany3567 3 года назад

Hi Jan: I'm not sure exactly what you're asking about - I might be best if you called me - Chris 925-743-8236

@douglasosborn3378 7 месяцев назад

Gloves! What?!?! I’m finding if I let the Brasso haze over then polish, I’m getting a better result

@northsideservicecompany3567 7 месяцев назад

Hi douglas: Yes, it allows the chemicals in the Brasso to work longer - Chris

@MSLFLXR Год назад

Looking for LB42 4 chime cover. any leads, please?

@northsideservicecompany3567 Год назад

Hi MSLFLXR: Finding any Chime Cover is difficult - Finding an specific nearly 50 year-old cover is beyond difficult - Chris

@wearegenius17 2 года назад

Gloppy

@northsideservicecompany3567 2 года назад

Hi We Are Genius - Gloppy gets it done - Chris

@sunnysharma1701 3 года назад

looked better with the patina, you made it look like a cheap chinese knockoff.

@northsideservicecompany3567 3 года назад

Hi Sunny: No - I made it look like it did when it was new. Many of these Tubes are so tarnished, especially where they have been touched - they look almost brown. While the polishing does make the brass shiny - there is a pattern on the Brass which does not show up well in the Video. Not to fear, the brass will begin to tarnish again, almost immediately and within a year or so, the finish will soften a lot - Chris

@booboo759 4 года назад

great video. I am going to clean my rittenhouse model 420 4 tube chime. Thanks

@northsideservicecompany3567 4 года назад

Hi booboo759: Cool - Let us all know how they turn out - Chris

@booboo759 4 года назад

@@northsideservicecompany3567 They came out beautiful. It took hours .Even the corrosion came out. They are 70 years old and I have never seen them look so good. I do not think they have ever been cleaned. I posted a video on you tube under booboo759. If you send me your email I can send it if you can not find them. Thanks I almost threw them out they were so ugly.