I have been wondering for some time now how to display my brass units while keeping them clean from tarnish. I have a pair of sisters (as I call them) Overland SD40-2’s as well as maybe 4 or 6 other brass units. These units are in absolute superb condition and I want to keep them that way. It’s one thing to own brass units that you cherish but it’s another thing to be able to display them to enjoy.
I know the tarnishing begins right away once they are exposed. I bought a couple of wooden display cases some time back with glass doors made for trains. They may have 6 shelves each or so and hang on the wall. I plan to put some of my high end units in the shelves and add LED lighting to each shelve to make a nice display.
However, the concern remains that tarnish will take over making them a complete mess. I read just recently a way to avoid the tarnishing of brass in only 2 steps.
1 - Take a fiber cloth dipping it in some paint thinner and wipe down the unit to remove oils, dirt etc.
2 - Take a fiber cloth or a small paint brush and use polyurethane to basically seal the unit or coat it from unwanted debris.
I have no interest at all to paint these Brass units now or in the future. They are too beautiful to even think of painting them.
You simply can not “believe everything you read on the internet” right?. Has anyone heard of this method or used this process? Or do you have a sure thing method to share achieving the same wanted results?
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I know the tarnishing begins right away once they are exposed. I bought a couple of wooden display cases some time back with glass doors made for trains. They may have 6 shelves each or so and hang on the wall. I plan to put some of my high end units in the shelves and add LED lighting to each shelve to make a nice display.
However, the concern remains that tarnish will take over making them a complete mess. I read just recently a way to avoid the tarnishing of brass in only 2 steps.
1 - Take a fiber cloth dipping it in some paint thinner and wipe down the unit to remove oils, dirt etc.
2 - Take a fiber cloth or a small paint brush and use polyurethane to basically seal the unit or coat it from unwanted debris.
I have no interest at all to paint these Brass units now or in the future. They are too beautiful to even think of painting them.
You simply can not “believe everything you read on the internet” right?. Has anyone heard of this method or used this process? Or do you have a sure thing method to share achieving the same wanted results?
👍