How to Remove Rust From Bronze

Clean your bronze with basic household items

Bronze has a brilliant metallic shine when clean. Bronze that is not well kept, however, can quickly become dull-looking and littered with tarnished spots that look almost like rust. If you have a bronze piece that is tarnished, there are a few methods you can employ to revive it. The process is straightforward and relatively simple to execute.

Things You'll Need

• Kitchen pot
• 1 gallon white vinegar
• 1 cup salt
• Cloth

Instructions

1. Place a kitchen pot onto a burner and fill it with 1 gallon of white vinegar.

2. Set the burner to medium-low heat and add salt to the vinegar. Stir the solution so that the salt dissolves.

3. Allow the solution to cool, then dab a cloth into the solution and scrub the bronze to remove tarnished spots. Buff the bronze with a clean cloth after the tarnish has been removed.

References

• Bozzle: Traditional Old-Fashioned Decorating Recipes
• "The Cleaning Bible: Kim and Aggie's Complete Guide to Modern Household Management"; Kim Woodburn; 2008