Cleaning any old brass any old brass, copper too. (Brasso Wadding)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Brasso Wadding
Date:	15/06/08 (999 review reads)
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Advantages: Makes brass shine easier to use than brasso liquid.

Disadvantages: a little bit messy

Brasso.

Clearing out my dads house possesions seems to have brought back many memories for me. When clearing out the cleaning cupboard I found some brasso. My parents had a few brass and copper ornaments which mum would keep shining bright with brasso. I also remember when I was a girl guide I used to get the job of cleaning other peoples metals when it was bob a job week /shilling for the willing.
I sometimes had the silver to clean for that I used Silvo, but for the brass and copper I used Brasso. If I was lucky it would be the Brasso wadding I would be given not the Brasso liquid, Brasso wadding is so much easier to use.

Brasso Duraglit wadding comes in a 75g tin the labeling distinctive the white name Brasso in the centre of a red circle like the sun from which rays of blue and white radiate. A black lid seals the tin.
When you open the lid you can smell that distinctive Brasso smell, its like ammonia it really is a strong smell. You might like to open the window if you are in an enclosed space .
Inside the tin is wadding impregnated with Brasso polish. You may also know this wadding as Duraglit I seem to remember when I was a young thing that these were 2 different products for cleaning but when I just checked the internet Brasso Duraglit is the same product.

Now to get to the cleaning. I have a small brass ornament. Take a small piece of wadding out of the tin and rub it all over the brass rubbing firmer where there are marks. The Brasso wadding will leave a black /brown residue on the item so you now need to give it a polish with a clean soft duster. Shine away and your brass will gleam like new. But look at your hands they are black the Brasso has left residue on them. (Nowhere near as bad as when using brasso liquid though.) You will need to wash your hands with soap and water.

Brasso really does a good job of cleaning brass , copper, stainless steel and other metals , use Silvo for your silver though its better . I just had my memory prodded by Franglitz. I used to polish my Girl Guide badge with it . Thanks Fran

Brasso is used not just for cleaning household ornaments. If you are a motorbike owner it will really make the metal gleam also its excellent for cleaning those guitar strings. And if you want a really shiny penny rub it with Brasso and it will gleam like new. Brasso is good for cleaning jewellery and medals to.

Brasso is mildly abrasive and can be used to remove small scratches on plastics and I have used it to remove a scratch on a wooden coffee table, I imagine it's not suitable for glass though as it may leave a rough frosted effect.

You can buy Brasso /Duraglit wadding at Tescos it costs £1.76 for a 75g tin of wadding. Brasso is also available in many other supermarkets and hardware stores if you have trouble getting it search on line its available at http://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/britishfood.asp ?id=SGN0095 it cost £2.67 there about this price at most other on line stores .
Brasso is produced by RECKITT BENCKISER and has been available for about 100 years .
Thanks for reading . Mary

Summary: Wadding impregnated with brasso for cleaning brass and other metals