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Polished vs Lacquered Brass? Brass 101 - here are easy tips and tricks to clean, polish, and maintain brass. Everything you need to know about how to take care of brass. Refresh your stocking hangers, wreath hangers and trivets each holiday season with a quick wash in hot water using Wright's copper cream found in most hardware or grocery stores.  Gently dry using a very old, soft cloth to prevent scratching the brass.  Followed by a quick once over with any good metal polish, and your Jefferson Brass products will sparkle like new!  No need to do anything with the lacquered ones...

All brass that does not have a varnish/lacquer must be polished from time to time, just like fine silver. It is a simple process that should not be a deterrent from buying unlacquered brass. Jefferson Brass Company has traditionally never lacquered its brass products until now. Instead they enthusiastically promoted a "living finish," which allows you to polish when you want a high gloss look, or not polish when you want a more aged/antique look. When you buy a piece of Jefferson Brass and chose polished as the finish, it is unlacquered, which means that it will require you to...