My father was a silversmith. He worked mostly with sterling silver but also pewter, copper, and brass. By far the best hand polish I've used: http://www.amazon.com/Nunn-Finer-Si...bs_auto_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=11MR235FTWAWWAWPT644
My first REO…a tumbled mini LP/SL with brass doors should arrive this week. This polish will keep him looking fine.
Edit: a tiny drop of this polish is all that is needed. A small tube will last for years.
Agree with the simichrome. That's all we used to polish mag wheels way back when
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