A friend told me today to....yes this is going to sound strange....try ketchup that the acid in it would eat the tarnish...well I tried a little spot and weird enough it worked!!...Now I'm wondering if this would damage the brass.

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I like the bed I'm sleeping in, just like me it's broken in; it's not old -- just older.
Like a favorite pair of torn blue jeans, this skin I'm in it's alright with me; it's not old -- just older.....Bon Jovi