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Don't give up on this, you might get a laugh, or an idea.
If the brass has been sun blackened, I doubt you'll ever get is shiny, or looking anywhere near new.
Don't laugh. I had some brass I found that was sun blackened. I had read an article on cleaning brass with steel wool and Worstershire Sauce. Seems you soaked the piece if steel wool in the sauce and rubbed like hell. What it does to regular brass is amazing. The shine is nothing like anything you've ever seen. On blackened brass however, it comes out a pretty coppery color. Almost pink. BTW, I have never gotten blackened brass to shine up. I left some in two tumblers, one with corn cobs and polishing stuff(Dillon's) and the other with walnut shells and powdered jewelers rouge. All that happened was they turns a dark brown, and that took 5 days.
Wouldn't that be a sellable item, pink reloads. Might sell well in San Francisco and L.A.
That gives me an idea. Corn cobs and W. Sauce. Might be sticky, and you'd have to wash the brass afterwards. Oh well!
Paul B.
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