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How to Clean Vintage Brass Carbide Miners Lamps

When I start cleaning an old brass lamp  I remove the flint from the striker which is located on the reflector. Just unscrew the cap and turn the lamp over and the flint and spring should fall out into your hand. Then I empty the fuel tank and flush it out with water.

I like these Vintage Brass Miners Lamps to look old after they're clean so I use glass stove top cleaner,  also an  old tooth brush, and  scrub the lamp with the glass cleaner, then rinse with water. After I get all the cleaner rinsed off I dry the lamp parts with a hair dryer.  It takes me about 45 minutes to clean the brass part of the lantern.

If you want your brass to shine like new, use Brasso, it's great! Brasso is also abrasive.

When you are done with the brass it will be a shiny brassy brown. Some people like to use Limeaway to speed up the job - I don't, it will save you a little scrubbing but if you leave the lamp in the solution too long the brass will turn pink.

To clean the reflector I use chrome cleaner and rub with an old tee shirt.



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