[AT] OT: Cleaning brass ?

[Louis Spiegelberg]

Why not get a brass screw from the hardware store or go to a scrap yard
and get a piece of brass.  Then try the electrolysis on it and see what
happens

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Harner
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 1:26 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Cleaning brass ?


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"
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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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