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Painting Brass
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03-07-2019, 12:13 PM
Hi Seamus,

IIRC:

A good wash with dish soap and a gentle scrub to get everything clean. Then soak in white vinegar to lightly etch the surface of the brass. Then rinse away the vinegar with distilled water for a pristine clean surface that your primer has something to bite onto.
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Messages In This Thread
Painting Brass - by Seamus O'Leary - 03-07-2019, 10:37 AM
RE: Painting Brass - by TinGoat - 03-07-2019, 12:13 PM
RE: Painting Brass - by Seamus O'Leary - 03-07-2019, 01:05 PM
RE: Painting Brass - by FiatFan - 03-07-2019, 02:12 PM
RE: Painting Brass - by Seamus O'Leary - 03-07-2019, 05:33 PM
RE: Painting Brass - by FiatFan - 03-08-2019, 07:46 AM
RE: Painting Brass - by jim currie - 03-08-2019, 09:50 AM
RE: Painting Brass - by doctorwayne - 03-08-2019, 10:33 AM
RE: Painting Brass - by Seamus O'Leary - 03-08-2019, 11:02 AM
RE: Painting Brass - by doctorwayne - 03-08-2019, 12:06 PM
RE: Painting Brass - by CNR5103 - 03-10-2019, 09:33 AM

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