How Do You Polish Brass Using A Lemon?
With all the toxic, expensive, specialized cleaning products out there, this method of cleaning brass is a breath of fresh air. It was taught to me by a Lebanese man when I was a little girl. All you need is a lemon and some salt, and the combination of citric acid with the grittiness of the salt removes tarnish beautifully without damaging the brass. Step 1 Cut a lemon in half. Step 2 Sprinkle salt on the lemon halves–on the moist insides, of course. Step 3 Use the salted lemons to polish anything brass (like brass candlesticks, for instance). The acid will break down any tarnish and the salt will act as an abrasive. Just rub the lemon in little circles all over the brass surface, pressing harder to to break down especially stubborn tarnish stains. Keep adding salt if necessary. Step 4 You may want to rinse the brass once you are finished, because little pieces of lemon tend to stick to the surface. Unlike sugar, however, salt will not attract bugs or gems and the entire method is en
