How to Polish and Clean a Brass Bathroom Faucet

Compared to other fixtures within your home, aprefer a natural method, you can use warm vinegar
brass bathroom faucet can be harder to preserve.instead to remove the tarnish. Wear gloves when
However this article offers helpful tips on how youcleaning this fixture as the oils on your skin can leave
can keep this fixture well maintained.marks on the material which will not show up until
Is it hard to clean brass?months after.
With regular cleaning, it is not too hard to keep thisHow do you polish this fixture?
material in mint condition. With a damp cloth, you can• Use ketchup. The citric acid in ketchup polishes
bring this fixture to a shine and keep it fromthe brass beautifully. Use soft lint-free cloth to gently
tarnishing. Avoid abrasive cleaners as they canrub ketchup on the fixture then wipe it off using a
actually damage the material however if you find thatdifferent clean cloth.
a simple damp cloth can't clean the faucet, use soapy• Use a homemade polish. You can mix up an
warm water. After wiping it with a damp cloth, dry iteffective brass bathroom faucet cleaner and polisher
completely to avoid leaving water spots.with these ingredients: three tablespoons of flour,
Tarnish as decorations?half-cup of distilled vinegar and one teaspoon of salt.
Oddly, some people find some tarnished fixtureDissolve the salt in the vinegar first then add this to
charming which exudes an antique look. If you're notthe flour and mix until a paste is well formed. Rub this
going for this look though, you can visit your neareston the fixture and leave on for about 10 minutes
hardware store for tarnish remover. These formulasbefore cleaning it up. After rubbing the fixture, it is
can either be cheap or quite costly but the importantimportant to wipe it completely dry.
thing is to read the instructions before buying. If you