How To Clean Bronze Fireplace Tools

2 Sand the shiny brass.

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After removing the grime apply a polish to bring back the luster of your tools. Rinse dry and polish with a soft cloth and a dab of olive oil. Dip the emery cloth in cooking oil and rub in one direction not round and round and when it is clean polish it with a Cape Cod Metal Polishing Cloth.

My fireplace tools were in a horrid condition. Try a piece of lemon dipped in salt or hot vinegar and salt to remove corrosion from brass. Ill have to repeat the process again later but my set turned out much better after a solid scrubbing and a liberal amount of oil applied.

Its cheap and easy. Clean the tools with a solution of warm water and mild dish soap scrubbing with a nylon-bristle scrub brush. Always apply light pressure to the bronze.

Spread on tarnished metal. Mix 23 cup vinegar and 23 cup flour in a glass bowl. Rinse the tools with clean water and pat dry with a rag.

You may also dip it in hot water. The liquid you can use can either be dishwashing liquid or a. Mix a few drops of liquid into a full bucket of lukewarm water.