Comments on: Brass Hardware: Polishing and Faking It

By: Chrisitne

Chrisitne — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:24:16 +0000

Thank you so much for this post! I was doing a bit o’ research on the ol’ internet and stumbled across this post. Exactly what I needed to know. I just finished my first campaign-styled furniture revamp, well, two night stands to be clear. I used you lemon and salt (although I used oranges – it is what I had on hand) method and it worked better than I ever expected! I will be providing a link to your post, as I must credit you for this method. Also, no need for me to reinvent the wheel when you have done such a wonderful job presenting everything anyone would need to know!

Thank you, again. You are quite inspirational and informative!

By: Julie Blanner

Julie Blanner — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:41:14 +0000

Thanks for the comparison! It’s so great to see! I mimicked brass, creating inexpensive guilded frames using rub n buff and loved it. http://www.julieblanner.com/2012/09/diy-gilded-frames.html I think I’m going to try the Krylon Short Cuts for my dining room frames. I appreciate the tip!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:27:51 +0000

Great post! I love brass and also just refinished two bedside tables with vintage brass plate knobs that I got off of Etsy. Some of them were pretty dinged up, I’ll go pick up some Krylon short cuts spray to bring them back to life.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:34:56 +0000

I’m also an 80s kid and may never like shiny brass. Unlacquered brass is slowly growing on me. I wanted to replace the bathroom hardware in our house and now glad we didn’t waste the money. I guess you should time putting a house up for sale with the current fashion! What was “out” when you buy it may be back “in” when you sell.