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Rick O Shea:
Hi Shipto

I hate to disagree with Craynerd but I would suggest you avoid using horolene to clean brass, While it will bring the brass up shiny to do this IMO it etches the brass and is not good, there is some evidence to suggest that it etches the zinc out of the brass  and leaves cavities.

I use products made by PIC Creator I have no connection with the company but have used their stuff for a while.

I would also suggest you avoid any product with Zylene in it there are commonly recommeneded to clean brass but it is nastystuff.

What ever you do do it very slowly and take lots of photos.

Best wishes

Mike

Best wishes
 

shipto:
spent a few hours cleaning some of the bigger bits tonight with brasso, just love how polished brass looks  :D

raynerd:
Nice one Shipto - nothing like a bit of elbow grease and brasso!

 Rick O Shea - Interesting stuff. I know quite a few people who use it on old brass clock parts and it has always worked very well but I do understand your comments. I do understand it must be harsh stuff chemically in how well it brings up and cuts the top brass surface. Thanks for the info, I may also try some of the products recommended.

By the way, just a correction in what I wrote above:  I said "I`ve used it a couple of times on non-brass parts so it is useful stuff to have in."  It should read... " a couple of times of non-clock brass parts""!!!!

shipto:
Its alive  :headbang:
After much cursing the mainspring I got it mostly put back together today and after a tad of fiddling with the escapment it started ticking away merrily.

I have to admit I did not do much to the escapment itself as I didnt want to fiddle about with that tiny spring.

Also I entrusted the case to a friend and he not only squared up the orgional one he made a new one from oak.

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