How to clean silver and copper handles mix 1 tablespoon of ammonia with 1 pint of water.
How to clean copper cabinet door handles.
I polished the old brass hinges.
Apply bar keepers friend powdered cleanser or soft liquid cleanser to a wet non abrasive sponge or cloth.
Create a paste from equal parts of flour vinegar and salt.
About a tablespoon apiece is a good place to begin depending on how much hardware you plan to clean.
Now i m trying to clean up the copper or copper coated door plates and knobs.
Wipe them with this solution and soft rag try buffing them until the tarnish and dirt is gone.
Hi from my experience the best way to clean copper is a mix of vinegar and very fine salt to the consistency of sour cream.
Ketchup and other home cleaners that contain vinegar are quick and okay for removing heavy tarnish on durable items but they dissolve all of the oxide and patina and leave this salmon color.
Stir until the ingredients form a thick paste adding more of the dry or wet ingredients as needed.
I got new oak doors in my 1920 s house and i want to reuse the hardware.
They had paint on the edges so i used citrus strip to remove the paint.
Then just rinse with clear water and wipe dry with a clean rag.
Leave it for a couple of minutes and then wash it off with hot soapy water.
Maybe not instantly but soon.
Your brass or copper handles are restored.
Then i started to clean the front door handle not so good.
Then rinse it and buff it with a soft cloth.
Avoid applying the cleanser directly on the surface of your furniture hardware hinges handles or knobs.
Store bought commercial brass or copper polishes will make it warm shelley.
Make sure that your hardware surface is still wet and use the sponge or cloth to apply bkf to your hardware.
Now i ve been trying to clean them with bras.
I ve tried different things to clean but nothing worked so i sprinkled bartenders powder on a wet sponge the added enough water to melt the powder.
Handles 4 doors suggests a mix 1 tablespoon of flour salt and vinegar for tarnished brass and copper.
You can see the pic i m sending it doesn t look good at.
Alternatively take a cut lemon and dip it in salt.
Then rub it onto the surface of the metal and wipe it clean with a cotton cloth.
A mix of baking soda and water makes a good copper cleaning paste in a pinch as does toothpaste.
Apply this mixture all over the surface you want to clean with a soft rug cotton and rub where the deposits are bigger you can apply this twice or as many times you want until the shine suits you.