07-13-2010, 08:25 PM
On the escutcheon and any other brass parts, you don't want to clean/polish so aggressively that you polish away the original dark patina, leaving a bright shiny brass finish.
If you do polish down to bright brass:
Give the parts a couple light coats of Mohawk Van Dyke Brown toning lacquer. Now polish just the highlights of the escutcheon, leaving the low spots alone. Then, spray a couple light coats of clear gloss Deft lacquer.
This will yield the same result as shown on my 18B escutcheon above.
You don't want a bright brass escutcheon. That will stick out like a sore thumb.
If you do polish down to bright brass:
Give the parts a couple light coats of Mohawk Van Dyke Brown toning lacquer. Now polish just the highlights of the escutcheon, leaving the low spots alone. Then, spray a couple light coats of clear gloss Deft lacquer.
This will yield the same result as shown on my 18B escutcheon above.
You don't want a bright brass escutcheon. That will stick out like a sore thumb.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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