[AT] OT: Cleaning brass ?

[Stuart Harner]

Sorry,  my mistake, it is phosphorus free TSP.  I know, also an impossible
situation.  The package says it is TSP-PF.  The PF is for phosphate free.  The
package states that it contains the power of TSP without the phosphates.

While the package does not say exactly what the product is, it does say in the
warning that it contains Sodium Meta-Silicate, like that is something we should
be afraid of.  First the phosphates, now the meta-silicates.  The whacko's
strike again.

I looked everywhere I could think of for true TSP and this was the only thing
anyone could come up with.

As for the electrolysis, it seems to work just fine.  I have not tried using it
as a cleaning solution as was intended.

The question still remains, what will it do to brass or metals other than steel?

Stuart


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Seith" <seithr at denison.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Cleaning brass ?


> Um... "sodium-free TSP" is an impossibility. TSP stands for Tri-Sodium
> Phosphate.
>
> Bob Seith
>
>
> Stuart Harner wrote:
>
> >I have been using the electrolysis method for removing rust from all kinds of
> >parts and it works quite well.  My question is can I use this to take the
> >tarnish off of brass parts?  The solution is sodium free TSP bought at the
local
> >hardware store.
> >
> >If brass can be cleaned by electrolysis, is there a better compound to use in
> >the solution?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Stuart
> >
> >
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