Brass jewelry, cookware, or home décor requires special care to keep it clean from tarnish and maintain its shine or patina. Brass becomes tarnished when exposed to air and moisture, and over time, ...

Ever clean brass or silver only to end up with tarnish smeared all over your clothing, furniture or carpet? You’re not the only one! TODAY Home asked cleaning professionals how they handle those ...

Indian households' Kansa and Peetal utensils tarnish due to grease and dirt. Restore shine with simple techniques like lemon juice paste, vinegar-salt solution, tomato ketchup, and lemon-salt scrub.

Matching brass handles on white French doors - Westend61/Getty Images There's something about brass hardware that adds the perfect touch of old world charm to any space. It's durable, elegant, and ...

If you live in an old house or collect old things, you know that years of use give hardware a lived-in look that can be very elegant. Handles and drawer pulls darken over time, along with vintage ...

If your silver has lost its gleam and you're in a pinch, the solution may be right in your pantry. Ketchup can remove light ...

I bought a nice Baldwin brass handset three years ago for my double front doors from Simons Hardware in Midtown. They are now looking a little shabby, i.e. getting spotted and tarnished. The warrantee ...

If you need to remove tarnish from your heirloom silver, how safe is it to use Tarn-X? We spoke to an expert about polishing and caring for silver to find out.