TE1DRIVER
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Brown Sauce on boilersas some of you may know i bought that rather sorry looking se2 with the incredibly tarnished boiler, i read on the web that tomato sauce is good due to its mild acidity, so not having any i tried brown sauce and low and behold the crap started to come off with the help of a toothbrush. Revealing clean shiny brass underneath.
I wondered if anyone else has used this method?
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Bugsy
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Amazing!
Any particular brand?
Are the ingredients listed on the bottle?
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TE1DRIVER
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sainsburys cheapest brand i have the bottle here:
Water,Glucose,Fructose,syrup, molasses, maize starch,date paste,tomato paste, apple, acetic acid, soy sauce, salt, and barley malt extract
leave for a bit rinse and then brasso the difference is striking
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Bugsy
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I'll bet it's the acetic acid that does the job.
And the consistency of the sauce keeps it in place while it's working.
I'm off to the kitchen to see if we've got some!
Great tip!!
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Griffin
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I used the brown sauce method on an old Primus blow lamp a good few years ago. Worked a treat.
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xlchainsaw
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yes its the acid and salt that does the cleaning. also ........ salt water from the sea is good.!! on copper and brass .(well our local sea works and people swim in it!!!) a mix of salt and vinegar works as well. these are cleaners that remove tarnish but doesnt POLISH. there is a difference between a tarnish remover and a polish. generally if brasso doesnt clean it i use some sort of acid what ever i can find.. hydrochloric...phospheric (rust converter) on old brass sometimes i make a "pickle " ...salt and vinegar with a drop of rust converter and water . the brass and copper go totally black... this is washed off. then hit it with brasso and if you like apply a coat of lacquer
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TE1DRIVER
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i'll post a picture up of before and after
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madeinenglang
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don't put it on your chips after you have finished with it  
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Wallace
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It will be interesting to see the pics.
I have used the salt and vinegar method that XL spoke of, and that works well too.
But it never shifted old burnt lacquer. Only thing that has done that for me is a wadding called Brite Shine. It has a caution not to use on lacquered surfaces, so I tried it and it worked 
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TE1DRIVER
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Before:
After:
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Sandman
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Excellent result.
Who would have believed that?? 
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TE1DRIVER
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I know it was truly unbelieveable i thought i'd have to get a new boiler
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Les
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That scrubbed up well. 
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TE1DRIVER
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Been and bought paint today so am going to paint the base and firebox tonight and start piecing it back together.
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johnreid
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Was the job done A1?
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TE1DRIVER
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it's not quite finished in that picture it looks much better now
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Swift Fox
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Great tip, the boiler looks brand new!
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mogogear
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| johnreid wrote: | | Was the job done A1? |
He's no"Heinz 57" get a grip John!!
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Timonade
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A bit off-topic...
I heard once such a thing. A convict used the chilli sauce (or something similar) served in his lunch and put it on the bars of his holding cell. Guess what happened 
Yes, he did escape successfully.
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SlideValve
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| Timonade wrote: | A bit off-topic...
I heard once such a thing. A convict used the chilli sauce (or something similar) served in his lunch and put it on the bars of his holding cell. Guess what happened
Yes, he did escape successfully. |
I heard it was Salsa, and it was in Mexico.
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Bugsy
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| SlideValve wrote: | | Timonade wrote: | A bit off-topic...
I heard once such a thing. A convict used the chilli sauce (or something similar) served in his lunch and put it on the bars of his holding cell. Guess what happened
Yes, he did escape successfully. |
I heard it was Salsa, and it was in Mexico. |
That's right, they say he made it to the States and is living comfortably under an assumed name, Ohnrei or something like that...
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27ace27
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| SlideValve wrote: | | Timonade wrote: | A bit off-topic...
I heard once such a thing. A convict used the chilli sauce (or something similar) served in his lunch and put it on the bars of his holding cell. Guess what happened
Yes, he did escape successfully. |
I heard it was Salsa, and it was in Mexico. |
a mythbusters tale!
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Les
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| 27ace27 wrote: | | SlideValve wrote: | | Timonade wrote: | A bit off-topic...
I heard once such a thing. A convict used the chilli sauce (or something similar) served in his lunch and put it on the bars of his holding cell. Guess what happened
Yes, he did escape successfully. |
I heard it was Salsa, and it was in Mexico. |
a mythbusters tale! |
An interesting one to watch as well.
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TE1DRIVER
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ahh Carrie *Swoon* lol
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James
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That's a real good result there mate
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TE1DRIVER
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yeah i was pleased would have never thought that there was anything like shiny brass under all that muck.
Shame the same cant be said for the firebox i can't get a nice finish for love nor money.
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Caprice
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One don't stop to get surprised over to what extent things can work in other areas then intended.
I wonder what the brown note can do?
Edit: Sorry for the poor joke, my "humor" derail sometimes...
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Burnmafingers
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The brown sauce did a good job on the boiler.
Its better on bacon butties though!
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TE1DRIVER
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| Burnmafingers wrote: | The brown sauce did a good job on the boiler.
Its better on bacon butties though! |
I second that motion being at work at 06.30 is a bit much could do with a butty! 14 hour day ahoy!
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Stilldrillin
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| TE1DRIVER wrote: | | Burnmafingers wrote: | The brown sauce did a good job on the boiler.
Its better on bacon butties though! |
I second that motion being at work at 06.30 is a bit much could do with a butty! 14 hour day ahoy! |
I used to do that..... For some 36 years! 
Don`t miss it at all........ 
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TE1DRIVER
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blimey David I can't even imagine that your a stronger man than me
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Stilldrillin
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| TE1DRIVER wrote: | | blimey David I can't even imagine that your a stronger man than me |
Liam, I doubt that!
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