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brass pole pitting?
I was looking really closely at my brass pole tonight, and noticed all these dots that had some green oxidation on them. I cleaned my pole with soap and water, then 50% ditilled vinegar to get the patina off, then soap and water again. I cannot get the dots to wipe off. They look silvery with a patina around them and they are EVERYWHERE! Whenever I pole, I wipe my pole down with 70% rubbing alcohol afterwards, so I'm not sure why it is pitting. Any ideas on how to stop it? I cannot get some of the fingerpring marks off cuz they are pitting themselves. UH!
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Here is a picture! OMG is this red rot??
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/4f38719e-1834-4f0f-90cf-50880ac37250
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Have you polished it with brass polish stuff? (Technical term there https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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Nope. I heard girl on here just used vinegar or lemon juice. I may get some, but I have no idea if it will fix this.
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Here is a pic of a really bad spot. I think it is red rot, or something like it. In the lighting in my dining room is just looked like a patina, so I left it alone, but if I take a flashlight to it it is pink like copper!
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/4f387ba8-1720-4e9b-927c-76580ac37250
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/previous/4f387ba8-1720-4e9b-927c-76580ac37250
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Where is Chemgoddess??? She will know…
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I would contact Erica right away. I looked up red rot and if this is indeed that you are screwed. I have never seen this but then again, I am not a huge fan of brass poles. I cannot even begin to think how this would have happened (plus the location is odd).
You can try mixing equal parts salt and flour then adding vinegar to make a paste and using this on your pole.
(Thanks Trixie)
Again, call Erica ASAP and get this taken care of NOW. You have not had this pole that long.
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Forget using vinegar….it may possibly make the problem worse.
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I did read the vinegar can cause red rot AFTER I cleaned it. That was the first time I cleaned it ithe vinegar, so it isn't the cause. I did wipe it down twice more with soap and water, so hopefully that got the vinegar off.
E-mailing Erica now with pix.
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Yeah, that was what I was implying. A mild acid solution (vinegar or citric acid) helps in cleaning the tarnish off brass but can make matters worse if indeed you have dezincification.
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Let us know what happens and what PS says…I was wanting a brass pole,but don’t want this to happen…altho I have worked with brass before,have never seen this..and the brass poles were @ a club,so they were used a lot..good luck..
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I am waiting for Kevin and Keith to get back, but Janice told me to try brasso and see what happens. I did try it, and it removed the pink color and shined up my pole, but the pole is still covered in dull yellow marks where the pink color was. It looks like splash marks, dots (freckled everywhere), and fingerprints EVERYWHERE. You can only see it when you shine a light on it, otherwise the dim light in my dining room hides it and the pole just looks shiny. I'm going to see if I can find a brass manufacturer to ask about this (by the suggestion of Chemmie.)
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Talked to Kevin. He said to try brasso again, but really give it a lot of elbow grease. I'll try that again today and see if that gets rid of the dull yellow marks. He also recommended using Nevr-dull polish. I'm going to get some and see what that does. I'll let you know what happens.
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Tried more brasso. That didn't do anything. Then I tried nevr-dull. That buffed some spots a little bit, but it didn't get the whole mark off. I spent 45 minutes on the lower half of 1/4 of my pole and only managed to dull some of the marks. I think it would take me HOURS to get the pole all buffed up and mark-free (if that's even possible.) Meh. I think I am at the point where I will just try to maintain the pole with brasso every 3 weeks or so and clean my pole often (maybe the air is doing something to it.)
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What abt the large mark @ the bottom? Did that go away?
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Yeah that one is gone. There is freckling all over that I can't fully get rid of though.
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