Other than gently wiping with a soft (microfiber) cloth to knock the dust off, I'd leave well enough alone. I'm a believer that patina shows the piece has lived a nice, long life. Loran On Jun 21, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Dan Kj wrote: > I knew someone who had the same finish on all the door hardware in > his house > .... he removed every piece & got them "all clean again" with some > kind of > industrial polishing compound. I couldn't tell if he was > disappointed when I > told him the pieces were SUPPOSED to have spots of different- > colored metal. > ack. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Dazer" <ddazer at sbcglobal.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:10 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor P bracket > > > I had good luck cleaning mine with 0000 steel wool and some > waterless hand > cleaner that mechanics use. Go easy with it or you might end up > stripping the > whole thing off. When you see some of the copper coming back, quit. > Dave > > phonofolks at aol.com wrote: > > I have an oxidized Victor P front mount support brack that is very > dark. How > could I bring the support bracket back to life so it will show the > oxidized > finish? Do I remove the old laquer/shellac finish and then > relacquer? If so what > type of finish remover would you recommend? Thanks! > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >