r/metalworking • u/Silly_View_8457 • 2d ago

Brass?

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Need to give this tray a good cleaning and polishing. Do you reckon it is solid brass? I'm afraid that it's gilded and I'll destroy the finish if I go hard with Bar Keeper's Friend or some other cleaner.

Any tips appreciated. Thanks.

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u/donkeytime 2d ago edited 2d ago

It’s probably lacquered brass. Spray it with Pledge and be done with it. Don’t use elbow grease and/or polish to ruin the finish on this object.