Making my brass bridge brass again...??

[bubinga5]

I have a TRB5 with a brass (i think) bridge... over the years it has lost its brass shine a seems to have gone a normal metal colour.. with a slight blackness... is there any way to bring it back to its original state... im not sure if these bridges are solid brass??

any ideas...

[bongomania]

If it was actually made of brass, then you go to any hardware store or home-goods store and get a bottle off brass polish. Cheap, easy, commonplace. I've even seen it at grocery stores.

If it was just some base metal plated with a brass-colored finish, then it's never going to look like new again, unless you have it stripped and re-plated... which would cost more than a new bridge.

[walterw]

yeah, are we sure it wasn't just gold-plating that's worn off?

a solid unplated brass bridge can get dull and dirty-looking, but it will always look like brass.