| Brass door knockers are very commonly found | | | | applied, it might still get flaked off sometimes. You |
| at the front door of many households these days | | | | can try cleaning it yourself by applying a layer of |
| but owners have to know how to clean these | | | | polish evenly on the knocker. Unfortunately, if the |
| knockers, otherwise they will lose their shine very | | | | knocker is too badly damaged, as in the surface |
| easily. | | | | is already badly scratched or dented, you will not |
| When you purchase one of these brass knockers, | | | | be able to do anything about it. |
| you may have noticed that there is actually a | | | | 4. Once you have checked that the surface of |
| layer of protective coating on it. So what to take | | | | the knocker is well protected by the coating, you |
| note of in order to maintain its shine? Below are | | | | can maintain its shine by washing it frequently |
| some tips to help you. | | | | with mild soap. You should remove the grime |
| 1. Most brass knockers should already have the | | | | collected on the surface. If you want to doubly |
| protective coating on them to ensure that they | | | | protect the door knocker, you may want to |
| do not get tarnished easily. However, it is always | | | | lacquer the surface so that there is not just |
| safer to double check to make sure that the | | | | simply one layer of polish protecting it. |
| manufacturers did not short change you. | | | | If you take effort in cleaning the brass door |
| 2. You do not want the knocker to get damaged | | | | knockers frequently, you can really maintain its |
| beyond salvation before you release what had | | | | shine for a very long period of time. However, if |
| actually caused the problem. In fact, if the coating | | | | you find that nothing seems to work as the brass |
| had been applied, the knocker can really last you | | | | is already very badly damaged, the last resort |
| for a few years. | | | | you have is to call in a professional to repair the |
| 3. Even though the protective layer had been | | | | brass knocker for you. |