How to clean hardware accessories with different finishes?

Hardware accessories can be divided into many kinds according to different uses. One of accessories we are most familiar with is knobs. The cleaning work is very important. Because, unfortunately, the prevalence of  novel coronavirus all over the world remains serious despite containment efforts undertaken by the international community and national authorities. Don’t worry too much. We sorted out the cleaning and disinfection methods of different knobs. Let’s learn about it!

 

 

Knobs with brass finishes

 

Brass finishes are very popular since ancient time for its durability. The character of brass can prevent rust and corrosion. One of the simple way to clean and disinfect brass doorknob is making use of articles for daily use such as lemon juice and white vinegar. Lemon juice is a good helper when you do cleaning. Citric acid extracted from the juice of lemons can effectively resolve dirt. When used it, directly spray on the dirt surface, after a few minutes you can gently wipe. It smells good at same time. White vinegar is an another common household item. It is a safe alternative of harsh and caustic chemicals to make the brass doorknob  look like a new one with beautiful sheen.

 

 

Knobs with nickel finishes

 

Nickel and brass, both of which are metals. Among all commodities, nickel and copper are under particular stress. It is often known as a raw material of batteries and cell-phone. To be the finishes of a knob, the nickel tends to rust green on its surface. But don’t worry, we have WD40 to help cleaning. There are some special metal cleaners we can use as well. Test a small spot with metal cleaners before cleaning in case that any damage happened.

 

 

Knobs with stainless-steel finishes

 

Knobs of stainless-steel finishes often look beautiful. Many people attracted by the beautiful appearance while forget the hard way to do cleaning. It is really hard to maintain the beauty. Most of us do not know how often the cleaning work of household supplies and domestic appliances made from stainless-steel should do. If you have any household supplies and domestic appliances made from stainless-steel, you wold better do cleaning twice a month. The cleaning work will help maintaining its appearance and prolong its service life.

 

 

Knobs with chrome finishes

 

Beauty comes at a price. Knobs with chrome finishes are most attractive. For the glaze surface, it is very easy to get scratch, fingerprint and dirty marks. That is why it is important to maintain it in a regular time. Fortunately, there are many metal cleaners specialized in chrome in the market. One of popular chrome cleaners is Mother’s. Baking soda is another good cleaner to help removing the stains to leave the chrome finishes perfectly new.

 

 

Well, now you have already get the brief knowledge of how and how often cleaning work should be to remove dirt and clean doorknobs made from brass, nickel, stainless-steel and chrome. If you want more detailed information about how to clean hardware accessories with different finishes, please feel free to contact us.

 

 

We are a professional company majoring in the research, development and production of decorative hardware accessories including custom metal furniture legs, black metal leg coffee table, rattan chair with metal legs, stainless steel table base for granite, computer desk with metal legs and so on. We also have hardware with different finishes like steel table base, metal coffee table base, metal pedestal table base, iron coffee table legs, bent metal table legs and so on for you to choose.