You have to be careful Polishing powders affect brass in many ways

 Many brash foot plates are lacquered and what actually happens is that you stripped the lacquer off, that happened to us last week,

 

If its solid brass, you can do it, but it’s the same job as polishing, you need to mask the area as the black residue will fly everywhere, and then you just use a white buffing wheel polishing edge which is what we use in fabrication to polish the edges of a granite or marble.  The white wax stick we use to polish marble edges works well on brass too. If it has a grain all you have to do is make sure you follow the grain.  If you have never done it I would , if I could , unscrew on door plate and practice on it , or on any other brass.  Very simple job.

 

Anthony Masecchia

Master Stone Consultant
Marble Maestro
T. 514.777.7797
F. 514.904.1815
E. anthony@777-7797.com

W. www.777-7797.com

 

From: John Freitag [mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com]
Sent: June-25-09 8:57 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing brass

 

Lorne,

 

I would still check out the janitorial supply and explain what you have, this brass polish still maybe your answer. If not they may have another solution. I would recommend taking a picture of the damage and take it along with you to the janitorial supply. Worse case, you will need to contact a metal refinisher and they perhaps can assist you as one professional to another.

 

 

John E. Freitag

President/Director

The Stone and Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

 

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From: lorne@fabracleenstoneandtilecare.com [mailto:lorne@fabracleenstoneandtilecare.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:47 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing brass

 

Thank you John, I failed to mention though that the brass has a grain to it.

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From: "John Freitag"
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:33:38 -0400
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing brass

Lorne,

 

There are several brass polishes that you can purchase from janitorial supply. They  are usually a paste and will take a lot of rubbing and polishing but this should solve your problem.

 

When working around brass make sure your technician are  masking and protecting those areas. If your using a polishing powder keep in mind that the powders contain acid and if you get close to the brass you could damage it.

John E. Freitag

President/Director

The Stone and Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

 

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www.thestoneandtileschool.com

 

 

 

From: lorne@fabracleenstoneandtilecare.com [mailto:lorne@fabracleenstoneandtilecare.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:14 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] Polishing brass

 

We recently did work in a lobby and, although I don't think we did it, they are claiming that we tarnished the brass doors and frames. It is a good account so we are just going to take care of it ourselves. I haven't done this before and was wondering if someone knows the steps, the products, and where I could get the products. I'm in a real bind and they obviously want this done asap so I would appreciate any advise and info I could get. Thanks.

Lorne Greenberg
Fabra Cleen

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From: Georgia Rivera
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:37:16 -0400
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Bruised stone

I was wondering when reading this posting...is there a product (similar to a color enhancer, which I know wouldn't work too well in this case) that would apply a stain to the area?  If the restorer could use a honing pad to open the pores and then apply a stain of some sort and then polish?  I haven't seen anything like this but thought it would be nice.  I know they make similar products for wood to help reduce the appearance of scratches and some wear.

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Dr Fred <fhueston@stoneandtilepros.com> wrote:

you are correct. these are called stun marks and they are too deep to grind out.

 

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM, <lorne@fabracleenstoneandtilecare.com> wrote:

I am in the middle of restoring a carrera floor. Open spaces but they had several pieces of very heavy coffee tables and stools that were metal bottoms. I was able to get the scratches out but the 'bruising' is still there. As far as I know nothing could be done about that, but I figured I would ask just in case. So does anyone know of a way to cover up the marks.

Lorne Greenberg
Fabra Cleen
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: bkornet@fabracleen.com

Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:32:56
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Wisonsin Contacts?


Try Dane's phone number if the e-mail doesn't work 715-341-9058

Brian
Brian Kornet
Fabra Cleen
fabracleenstoneandtilecare.com
fabracleen.com

-----Original Message-----
From: "John Freitag" <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com>

Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:52:58
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Wisonsin Contacts?


I currently have no contacts in the Wisconsin and haven't had any students from this area


John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com



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-----Original Message-----
From: George Barnett [mailto:ggservices@charter.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:31 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] Wisonsin Contacts?


This request came in today. Any contacts in Wisconsin?

Name: N J Harnisch

Phone: 175-505-7808

Phone-evening: 715-643-5800

Email: harngn@centurytel.net

Project-Type: Stone

Project-Description: I have 64 square feet of sand/lime stone interior wall that has been paint splattered and is very dirty.  I know you are probably not in my area, but I am having trouble finding a price.  Can you help

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alter ego:
George Barnett
G & G Services, LLC
205-856-1720
205-919-8244
www.CleaningSuperhero.com
Member of BNI Trussville

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