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Prepare Surface with Scotch-Brite

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What happens here

Once the brass is free of lacquer, use a Scotch-Brite pad to lightly scrub the entire surface of each brass piece. This step helps to achieve a uniform surface texture, ensuring the darkening solution adheres evenly and creates a consistent antique finish. It also removes any minor surface imperfections or oxidation.

Goal: Create a clean, uniform surface for chemical darkening.

Tools and materials

  • Brass Door Handles — The items being refinished
  • Gloves — Protecting hands and preventing oils from transferring to brass
  • Scotch-Brite Pad — Cleaning and preparing the brass surface

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and we're gonna get that lacquer off. See that? That lacquer is just dripping off of this. We're gonna take a little acetone, get the remaining lacquer off of this brass. Scotch bright, burlopad. And what we're gonna be using today is this brass darkening solution. Darkens new brass to give it a rich antique look. Definitely turning the different color.

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