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by **LarryC39** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:08 pm

I have some brass/phelonic light sockets. They have nasty white crud in them. How do you go about cleaning these up?

by **SignalLab** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:53 pm

I use steel wool...

by **Fred** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:05 pm

Ketchup

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/st ... -naturally

by **LarryC39** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:14 pm

If it makes any difference...this wasn't dirty brass, it's like light-bulb-butt corrosion.

by **charger** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:44 pm

Model train track cleaner work well on that.

I also use it to clean flash light contacts.

by **Fred** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:07 pm

LarryC39 wrote:~~If it makes any difference...this wasn't dirty brass, it's like light-bulb-~~ butt corrosion.

....that's different. :hurl:

Sounds like that limey crustation stuff. Try a fine brass brush and some CLR.
Chargers idea is worth a try though. :thumbsup:

by **LarryC39** on Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:17 pm

Yeah it was like put on the heavy gloves and pray the bulb don't break twisting kind of trouble. Ironic bc the rest of the light is spotless!

by **signalstand** on Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:49 am

Hey Larry,

When I restored my Deco, I placed all of my brass parts in a plastic container with brasso and shook the container

Spoiler:

and let them sit overnight. With the agitation of the parts

maybe you could throw in some small brass screws

that seemed to work really well but it took a few repeated steps to get there but this was on Acorn nuts that were exposed to weather for 60 + years.

BTW packaged headed your way soon :hello:

Be sure not to try this with the bulbs, just the sockets :grin:

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