Another cleaning question

[SteveCrow]

Thank you to everybody who made suggestions for cleaning brass section.

 

I'd like to pick your brains again.

 

I have made 72 struts from 1mm silver steel for a project nearing completion (A model gasometer frame).

 

I made them from steel I had in stock which was not rusty but had a dark tarnish.  Originally, this was not a problem but now they need to be, if not shiny, at least clean and silver like.

 

I could make them all again out of new stock or clean them on the lathe but there are 72 of them. At 10 minutes each that's 12 hours I'll never get back.

 

Does anyone know of a magic solution, preferably using domestic products, that I could just pop them in overnight or something?  Or an other way of cleaning them all at once?

 

Cheers

 

Steve

[ROSSPOP]

Try Viakal

 

I use it prior to chemical blackening.

 

 

john

[SteveCrow]

Try Viakal

 

I use it prior to chemical blackening.

 

 

john

This was suggested for the brass. I'd never heard of it until a couple of days ago.  My other half tells me she always uses it - but we've just run out of course.

 

I presume you just soak the parts and rinse them off.

[Tim V]

Or soak in brown vinegar