Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Protective coating for outdoor brass light?

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10thumbs
04-01-07, 11:53 AM
The light on the house, by the door, is made of brass. Some years ago it began showing quite a bit of tarnish, so I took it down, removed the laquer coating, cleaned it, applied new laqueur from a spray can, and re-installed it. Within a few montyhs it was again showing tarnish, so I again cleaned it and this time applied laqueur with a brush. Same result.

Is there any way of applying laqueur, or some other coating, so that the coating will last longer than a few months?

jwhite
04-01-07, 12:22 PM
The beauty of brass is in the neat colors that it becomes as it ages.

Why do you not want to show this off?
10thumbs
04-02-07, 06:03 AM
This fixture has no "neat colors". It just looks ugly and tarnished.

joed
04-02-07, 06:53 AM
It it actully laqueur you are using. I have had good results with true solvent laqueur.