Cleaning brass

We are a Military Museum with a lot of brass work which was
traditionally highly polished, a lot of the objects have textiles or
other materials attached and are trying to find a way of producing
this result without causing loss of the surface or leaving a residue
which may cause further damage in the future. If you are in a
similar position, or you have found a solution to this problem then
please reply. We usually lacquer pieces after cleaning to prevent
further tarnishing.

Nuala Maguire
Conservation officer
IWM
London


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 16:16
                  Distributed: Friday, August 30, 2002
                       Message Id: cdl-16-16-009
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