Wrights brass polish
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Wrights brass polish
I'm based in europe and find it impossible to get my hands on this stuff!!!
Anybody any suggestions?
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Anybody any suggestions?
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Re: Wrights brass polish
I got mine via the internet from a store in Canada, it wasn't that expensive at the time.
But if you don't mind getting several lifetimes worth of brass polish.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124497631007 ... SwWZZf4ips
But if you don't mind getting several lifetimes worth of brass polish.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124497631007 ... SwWZZf4ips
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Re: Wrights brass polish
It works great!
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Re: Wrights brass polish
You could use 'Brasso' made in the uK and readily available. I have both and find brasso is just as good as Wrights?... Doug
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Brasso, at least the versions I am familiar with, has an abrasive in it. Works fine, but is not a direct substitute for Wrights.
For example, i don't put Brasso inside a slide.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
All polishes contain abrasive particles - it's their material and size that varies.
The abrasive particles in Brasso are considerably larger. I wouldn't consider the two directly comparable, and I would agree that Brasso is too rough for use on slide outers.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Wright's has two versions: a liquid and a paste. The paste is more aggressive, possibly like Brasso. I've also heard that Flitz liquid is pretty good, but I'm not sure what brands are in EU.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
The brasso we have is impregnated in a cloth and comes out of the tin like a fibre? Many of us have been using it for years on non laquered horns but I am not in a position to offer an authoritive opinion, just the results for both wrights and brasso seem similar to me. There is a good 'anti tarnish' result for both after use so I am guessing there is something in both of them to put a barrier on to hinder tarnshing?... I know nothing except my fingers are black after I have used either!
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Ah... Different stuff. The Brasso that I get here is a liquid that is fairly thick with very chunky abrasive bits in it. Feels quite gritty to the touch. The Wrights that I get is a significantly thinner liquid with no significant grit that I can feel.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Amazon.comBoomtownRath wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:25 am I'm based in europe and find it impossible to get my hands on this stuff!!!
Anybody any suggestions?
Warmest regards
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Re: Wrights brass polish
We have similar stuff here and I have used it to polish bare spots on an inner slide (which I subsequently dab with either Superslick cream or Trombotine). Ours appears to be impregnated in cotton. It comes in a number of names. I have some stuff that I inherited from my father-in-law called "Maserati" that dates to the 1960s. It's often sold in auto stores for the cleaning of chrome plate (one reason I use it on inners). Problem with it for outer slide cleaning is you can't thread it through the eye of a cleaning rod.DougHulme wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:44 am The brasso we have is impregnated in a cloth and comes out of the tin like a fibre? Many of us have been using it for years on non laquered horns but I am not in a position to offer an authoritive opinion, just the results for both wrights and brasso seem similar to me. There is a good 'anti tarnish' result for both after use so I am guessing there is something in both of them to put a barrier on to hinder tarnshing?... I know nothing except my fingers are black after I have used either!
Another mild abrasive we have here is called BonAmi. Less abrasive than the brass cleaners (paste and liquid). Another similar material is called Barkeeper's Friend.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
If you go to the Wrights homepage you'll see that the brass polish in the 8oz and larger size is out of stock. You can pay through the nose elsewhere for an 8oz bottle, and as much as £80 if you're desperate..
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Hmmm?!? I didn’t realize that Flitz came in a liquid. I have only used the blue paste. I see that it is widely available on the Internet. The Flitz PASTE can be a bit aggressive…..a little more abrasive than something like Wright’s liquid. I’m wondering if the Flitz liquid has a similar abrasion as Wright’s liquid.
I always try to use the most appropriate polish for every situation. Would this be a fair categorization in terms of abrasives?
Courser abrasion:
Flitz Paste = Brasso Polish = Wright’s Paste
Finer abrasion:
Flitz Liquid = Wright’s Liquid
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Re: Wrights brass polish
I see the OP was back in November - did you manage to get any? If not PM me with your address and I'll put some in a suitable bottle and post it to you. I still think Brasso is just as good but maybe that's not available in the Nederlands either?... DougBoomtownRath » Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:25 pm
I'm based in europe and find it impossible to get my hands on this stuff!!!
Anybody any suggestions?
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Re: Wrights brass polish
I always thought from what I've read previously that Wrights was water based? Is that the case?
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Yup, water / oxalic acid / ammonia. Not the trippy hydrocarbons of traditional Brasso (the UK-market liquid in the tin).
(A quick Google suggests that what is sold in the US as Brasso is something else entirely, and also water-based these days.)
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Re: Wrights brass polish
There is a program in the US to minimize the use of organic solvents called "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act" (RCRA) and they have been at us for years to stop using products with organic solvents in them. They wanted me to switch my solvent based solder masks to something either water based (nothing readily available) or 100% solids (UV cured). This goes to other things like instrument lacquers, hence the use of things like acrylates (can be sprayed and UV cured from 100% solids) or urethanes (can be water borne) over the old lacquers used for decades. Same goes for metal polishes. Transition to water borne from solvent based.
You can find out if a material is water borne or solvent based from something that must be available for any [non-food] chemical sold in the US, the Manufacturer's Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). It shows all active ingredients in the chemical. Water is considered an inert ingredient and need not be listed as such, but if the inert ingredients are a sizeable percentage it's probably water. You can usually find the MSDS for anything on the manufacturer's Web Site. If there is no Web Site there are repositories for MSDS sheets. They must be offered free of charge to anyone who requests one.
You can find out if a material is water borne or solvent based from something that must be available for any [non-food] chemical sold in the US, the Manufacturer's Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). It shows all active ingredients in the chemical. Water is considered an inert ingredient and need not be listed as such, but if the inert ingredients are a sizeable percentage it's probably water. You can usually find the MSDS for anything on the manufacturer's Web Site. If there is no Web Site there are repositories for MSDS sheets. They must be offered free of charge to anyone who requests one.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Hmmmm...
Oxalic acid is the primary ingredient in Barkeeper's friend. I feel better now since I've been using it to clean out the occasional horn...
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Oxalic acid is also used in car radiator flushes. Good cleaner for copper alloys.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Blue Magic works great for me and is non abrasive.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
No, it's not. I know they say this, but it's marketing nonsense. (I also know no one cares.)
https://www.bluemagicusa.com/content/pr ... 500-06.pdf
Al₂O₃ is the second ingredient, as with most metal polishes.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Wright's brass polish is hard to find.BoomtownRath wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:25 am I'm based in europe and find it impossible to get my hands on this stuff!!!
Anybody any suggestions?
Instead, I use Wright's Silver Cream. It's much easier to find.
The Wright's Silver Cream does not contain ammonia like the Wright's Brass Polish or Brasso, so it is less aggressive. It cleans brass well, but because it has no ammonia it does not etch the surface and cause roughness. It is also water soluble; two very good things if you use polish to shine up slide tubes. I see that it is available at Ubuy on your side of the Pond.
https://www.ubuy.fr/en/product/34H7YQO- ... ly-clean-a
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Re: Wrights brass polish
Does this work on brass? I've always had some, since my drum corps days, never thought to use it on brass.CharlieB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:08 pmWright's brass polish is hard to find.BoomtownRath wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:25 am I'm based in europe and find it impossible to get my hands on this stuff!!!
Anybody any suggestions?
Instead, I use Wright's Silver Cream. It's much easier to find.
The Wright's Silver Cream does not contain ammonia like the Wright's Brass Polish or Brasso, so it is less aggressive. It cleans brass well, but because it has no ammonia it does not etch the surface and cause roughness. It is also water soluble; two very good things if you use polish to shine up slide tubes. I see that it is available at Ubuy on your side of the Pond.
https://www.ubuy.fr/en/product/34H7YQO- ... ly-clean-a
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Re: Wrights brass polish
It works pretty well on brass, it takes some more elbow grease to really get a polish, but its worth it imo, given the lack of ammonia, and I suspect the abrasive is less aggressive as well. I use it to polish my outer slide tubes about once a year.
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Good to know! I'll have to give that a shot.
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Re: Wrights brass polish
I got a tip from a colleague that saves a bit on the "elbow grease" for polishing the inside of the outer slides.
I took a snake with the plastic coating and cut off one end. You can then insert that end in a drill or a power screw driver. You can use that to polish the inside of the outer slide tubes (I use Wright's Brass Polish). You do need to be careful to guide the snake and keep one hand around it at the top of the slide as you are guiding it into the slide so it can't start swinging wildly, and keep the speed low on the drill. I follow up with the Slideomix terrycloth on a cleaning rod and lots of rinsing to get rid of any last traces of brass polish.
This has worked well for me - I don't go through all of this every time I clean my slide - maybe once or twice a year. Just be careful -power tools and trombone slides in the same room!
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I took a snake with the plastic coating and cut off one end. You can then insert that end in a drill or a power screw driver. You can use that to polish the inside of the outer slide tubes (I use Wright's Brass Polish). You do need to be careful to guide the snake and keep one hand around it at the top of the slide as you are guiding it into the slide so it can't start swinging wildly, and keep the speed low on the drill. I follow up with the Slideomix terrycloth on a cleaning rod and lots of rinsing to get rid of any last traces of brass polish.
This has worked well for me - I don't go through all of this every time I clean my slide - maybe once or twice a year. Just be careful -power tools and trombone slides in the same room!
Jim Scott