Simple way to clean a brass ashtray!
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Chemnitz
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Sad cigar 
First, make sure that the ashtray is solid brass. Check with a magnet - solid brass is not magnetic.
Next get the secret cleaning sauce - Ketchup
Apply liberally
Get an old tooth brush and some elbow grease
Voila! Happy cigar
The acidic property of the ketchup is just right for removing tarnish from brass and copper.
...now to get it dirty again. ;^)
First, make sure that the ashtray is solid brass. Check with a magnet - solid brass is not magnetic.
Next get the secret cleaning sauce - Ketchup
Apply liberally
Get an old tooth brush and some elbow grease
Voila! Happy cigar
The acidic property of the ketchup is just right for removing tarnish from brass and copper.
...now to get it dirty again. ;^)
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Wow! What a great trick. Makes me want to buy a really crappy one at a thrift store and give it a Heinz bath.
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Nifty trick! thanks for sharing!
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Works great for copper too. Just ask old moonshiners.
Oh wait, I don't know anything about that. ; ) -
Interesting. I just hand mine to my wife and it comes back like the last picture
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Lol! Vinegar works great too. I guess catsup/ketchup has vinegar in it too. Lookin good!benhanks:Interesting. I just hand mine to my wife and it comes back like the last picture -
Sweet ashtray
