What To/Not to use to clean lacquered brass instruments

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Re: What To/Not to use to clean lacquered brass instruments

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I believe steel wool and chainsaws should be added to "What Not to use." Is nail polish remover strong enough to remove lacquer? If it is then it should be added too.
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Three Valves wrote:How schutzy do you thing I am?? :shock:

Is that a question you REALLY want answered!? :twisted:
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PlayTheTuba wrote:I believe steel wool and chainsaws should be added to "What Not to use." Is nail polish remover strong enough to remove lacquer? If it is then it should be added too.
Toothpaste or liquid Clorox can be used to polish foggy plastic auto headlamp covers.

I'm looking for grit to buff out my schmutz, but leaving a smooth surface.
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windshieldbug wrote:
Three Valves wrote:How schutzy do you thing I am?? :shock:

Is that a question you REALLY want answered!? :twisted:
Why I oughta...
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bloke wrote:spit + a 40 grit disc on an orbital sander :|
I seem to remember a similar comment on Facebook suggesting a wire brush in a drill got dissed pretty badly (for removal of lacquer, not shining it.) No sense of humor over there....
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