How to shine tarnished brass with tomato ketchup

You might have cleaned tarnished brass household items with acetone, lemon, vinegar, acid and many other cleaning elements available in market, but have you ever tried to clean tarnished brass with tomato ketchup? Sounds strange, right? Brass element has tendency to lose oxidized layer after reacting with any acidic elements. Tomato has bleach or acid like nature which when used on brass item can remove oxidized layer. 

Here is a step by procedure to shine tarnished brass items:

• Step 1: Put the item in a container, preferably in plastic container.
• Step 2: Apply the surface with ketchup. If ketchup is not available Tabasco sauce or Worcestershire sauce will also work.
• Step 3: Leave it for minimum 2 hours then place it under cool running water and scrub with a scrubber containing mild dishwashing liquid.
• Step 4: Rinse it off with clean cool water and dry with soft cotton towel to avoid scratch.
• Step 5: To minimize the rate of tarnishing, pour few drops of olive oil then rub with cotton cloth.
• Step 6: For long lasting shine and to protect the finish, apply multiple coats of car wax paste.

This method is quite useful when no other element is available at home to clean up brass items. Ketchup is something you can always find in your kitchen. For regular items used in kitchen or for decorative purposes, this method can work effectively. For excessively delicate item, it is better to use advised method in the given booklet. Try out this method for your decorative items the next time you don’t find lemon or vinegar at home.