Polishing brass

[Guest]

Anyone reccomend good tools /techniques for polishing portholes? 

 

Thanks,

graham

[Slim]

OFF THE BOAT.

 

Buffing wheel and polishing compounds. If really tarnished 1200 to1500 grit wet and dry first.

 

ON THE BOAT.

 

Brasso  and really strong, well developed fingers.

[MtB]

57 minutes ago, Charles_Graham said:

Anyone reccomend good tools /techniques for polishing portholes? 

 

Thanks,

graham

 

Why would you want to?  Polishes the history off.....

 

 

[dave moore]

I used to keep a large square of cardboard on the boat. I cut a hole matching the porthole diameter, allowing the card to be placed around the port. I could then use a polishing mop and “ soap” , as the buffing compound is known, mounted in an electric drill, to remove tarnishing without fear of damaging the surrounding paintwork. Just a thought....

[roland elsdon]

Its not a recommended activity. Having just got back to the boat after 6 months , and it having rained all week , on friday I checked the weather. No rain for 5 days. I polished the brass.

The resulting hailstorm was quite dramatic. 

[DRP]

Polishing portholes: Wash, allow to dry. Apply etch primer, undercoat and the colour of your choice. Job done!?

[Sea Dog]

29 minutes ago, DRP said:

Polishing portholes: Wash, allow to dry. Apply etch primer, undercoat and the colour of your choice. Job done!?

@mrsmelly will be along shortly with a similar idea. Don't let them put you off Charles!  Polished brightwork is the sign of a well cared for vessel. 

[Bee]

Very fine sandpaper, flourpaper I think its called, followed by brasso.

[bizzard]

Sand on a damp cloth, fast.

[Jerra]

I find Autosol works well, better IMO than Brasso.

[dmr]

Brown sauce works as well as Brasso, but take care to clean it off afterwards. Lots of elbow grease.

Then paint with Incalac, though not sure Incralac is still as good as it used to be.

Incalac will keep the brass looking good for ten years, trouble is as the paint job ages and fades the potholes start to stick out like a sore thumb.

 

..............Dave

[captain birdseye]

Lemon Juice is good for loosening hard grime, Autosolve is also good. I use it to get the worse off and then go over with Peeks which gives a better shine than autosolve. Barkepers friend powder with a bit of water or lemon juice is also very good

[mrsmelly]

Gloss paint is best. Durable surface and just needs a wash now and then. ( By the wife )

[nbfiresprite]

Get someone else to do.

 

[WhiteSuit]

remove the grime with pink stuff on a washing up scourer pad (nylon). once tarnish removed polish with Brasso. pink stuff will also remove old incralac.

[Sea Dog]

8 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

@mrsmelly will be along shortly with a similar idea. 

 

6 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Gloss paint is best. Durable surface and just needs a wash now and then. ( By the wife )

Told you so! 

[Guest]

Cheers all, yes lots of ideas there.

 

but was thinking of the fine polish, like Dave Moore suggested,

 

will prob get connections for the drill and do them that way.

 

found a nice set on EBay 

 

graham

[DRP]

If you must have shiny, we've recently discovered "Daveyshine". www.davey.co.uk .

 

It got the green brass on Ian looking like brass again.Still requires elbow grease, but you don't finish up stinking and covered in black stuff ,like you do with Brasso.It isn't cheap (our local chandlery sells 170gram tub for £11, but it is good.

Edited May 23, 2019 by DRP

[canalboat]

On ‎13‎/‎05‎/‎2019 at 09:50, dmr said:

Then paint with Incalac, though not sure Incralac is still as good as it used to be.

Incalac will keep the brass looking good for ten years, trouble is as the paint job ages and fades the potholes start to stick out like a sore thumb.

 

..............Dave

Not tying to be clever but - Is Incalac different from Incralac

[WotEver]

15 minutes ago, canalboat said:

Not tying to be clever but - Is Incalac different from Incralac

Yes, very different. Incalac is incorrectly spelled. 

[Murflynn]

my local hardware store sold me 'Peek' for polishing a badly stained Picquotware alloy kettle.  It is brilliant on brass and copper.

[DRP]

I'd agree, "Peek" is good, but I think "Daveyshine" is better.

[dmr]

3 hours ago, canalboat said:

Not tying to be clever but - Is Incalac different from Incralac

Laptops getting a bit old and some of te keys don't work as well as tey used too, very nice computer so not keen to get  a new one.

 

................Dave 

[TheBiscuits]

1 hour ago, dmr said:

Laptops getting a bit old and some of te keys don't work as well as tey used too, very nice computer so not keen to get  a new one.

You sure it's the laptop Dave?

 

PEBCAK is another possibility. 

 

[nbfiresprite]

39 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

You sure it's the laptop Dave?

 

PEBCAK is another possibility. 

 

It's not a laptop but a teletype