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Jim R.:
What is the best way to polish brass endbells and to maintain the polish?  Which grades of polish shoud one use -- for instance, is just red and blue ok for this or do they need something a bit more aggressive to start?

Thanks,

Jim

Paul Birkeland:
I would polish the crap out of them, then clean them aggressively with some pretty nasty chemicals, then powder coat.

Powder coating brass (clear) can be pretty tricky, as the increased heat can spurn oxidation.  I would pay to have a shop do that.

For the added cost, you'll get 20+ years of maintenance free finish.

-PB

Doc B.:
Lacquer is a lot easier and holds up quite well. IIRC I used maybe tripoli polish to start and finished with rouge on a wheel. The real booger is getting in the nooks and crannies around the mounting tabs. A Dremel with a polishing tip helps with that. Clean them really well with acetone and shoot a few coats of lacquer.

Jim R.:
Dan,

Yes, plan to use the dremel for the tight spots.  I also have some of that nice water base metal lacquer from  Caswell that has worked nicely on other metals.
Thanks,

Jim

Jim R.:
Or I could gold plate them. Hmmmm. Over nickel first, of course.

-- Jim

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