How to Refinish or Paint Brass

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How to Refinish or Paint Brass | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Petra Schiller | permalink
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Brass is a metal -- a mixture of zinc, alloy and copper. A range of different brasses can be made by adding varied measures of these three properties. Brass is used for gears, bearings, doorknobs, valves and locks. As long as the brass item is solid and not plated, it can be refinished. Brass has a yellowish color and has been mistaken for gold. It...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_4865665_refinish-paint-brass.html ^[1]

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Spray Painting Metal Hardware: Brass to Nickel - In My Own Style More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Erik Bernasco | permalink
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I tested 5 different brands of silver spray paint to find the best one when spray painting metal hardware on cabinets and drawers. | InMyOwnStyle.com

For further reading: http://inmyownstyle.com/2013/08/spray-painting-metal-hardware-brass-to-nickel.html ^[2]

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Updating Old Brass Hardware & Handles With Spray Paint More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Jeffrey Green | permalink
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How you like them handles? (Handles, apples. It's all the same. Right Matt Damon? What? You don't think Matt Damon reads this blog? Of course he doesn't.) Anyway, I'm back to share the hardware mak...

For further reading: http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/08/how-you-like-them-handles/ ^[3]

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How to Paint Brass More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by John Ferramosca | permalink
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The difficulty in painting over any metal is that regular paint does not always adhere to it. Brass is a difficult metal to paint, especially if it is heavily polished. Use these steps to paint over brass objects. Test the object to...
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Repaint the 90's brass fixtures! More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Tor Lau | permalink
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Inexpensive way to update your house into this century!

For further reading: https://www.pinterest.com/jessjordank29/repaint-the-90s-brass-fixtures/ ^[5]

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How To Refinish Brass Fixtures? — Good Questions More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Rene Hugo | permalink
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Q: I found some cheap but nice quality light fixtures for my room. They are ridiculously outdated but far too nice to scrap or try my luck somewhere else. I have 3 that i want to paint but I'm not sure how to do that correctly. (Do i sand it first? Remove the tarnish?) It's not really clear to me and I can't find a straight answer elsewhere.

For further reading: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-refinish-brass-fixtures-good-questions-173336 ^[6]

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1. http://www.ehow.com/how_4865665_refinish-paint-brass.html

2. http://inmyownstyle.com/2013/08/spray-painting-metal-hardware-brass-to-nickel.html

3. http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/08/how-you-like-them-handles/

4. http://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Brass

5. https://www.pinterest.com/jessjordank29/repaint-the-90s-brass-fixtures/

6. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-refinish-brass-fixtures-good-questions-173336