an old-fashioned but great product here! (Brasso Wadding)

Member Name: freud

Product:	Brasso Wadding
Date:	22/07/09 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: works immediately, restores shine, lasts for ages

Disadvantages: smell

We have very strange taps in our kitchen & bathroom - part porcelain & part brass - & however much I cleaned the metal part they never looked bright & fresh. I've used many creams & household cleaners on them over the years but was never able to find the right product & then I spied Brasso in one of our local pound shops.

I remember my Mum & my brothers & I using Duraglit when I was a child & I'm pretty sure than Brasso is the same thing, at least an identical wadding.. We used to earn a bit of pocket money by cleaning the brass & copper bits & bobs around the house as well as cleaning our bikes & the unmistakeable smell of Brasso takes me straight back to those days!

The tin is 75g & is made from tin/aluminium & looks similar to the design they had in the 1950s - rather retro & 'serious' looking - but don't let the appearance put you off - it's brilliant.

Once you unscrew the lid the smell of ammonia hits you & the wadding although neatly packaged looks very uninspiring. I usually pop on a pair of rubber gloves when using it as the strong smell does linger, but, in my opinion this is a small price to pay for the results than can be achieved.

All you do is pull off the required amount of wadding you need & rub onto the area which needs to be tackled - initially you'll see a black/brown/grey smeary mess but once cleaned with a dry cloth you'll be amazed at the reults.

I've used it sucessfully on our unusual taps as well as around light fittings & on some gold jewellery (I'd try this on a small area first though as it's not really for jewellery) but if you want to clean silver items/areas I'd suggest using Silvo rather than Brasso.

For £1 (or RRP of around £3) I'd recommend trying this brass & copper cleaner as it works immediately, lasts for ages if you close the lid securely & may save you having to replace taps etc. The only thing I don't like is the strong smell but then you can't have everything can you?

Summary: lrecommended copper & brass cleaner