Polish for Brace

[Joel Goodman]

Picked up a Yankee Brace -- everything works fine. The nickel (I assume it's nickel plating) is mostly there and I'd like to polish it up. What works well? Is there anything that I should avoid? My wife has some Elco Stainless Steel polish -- is this a mistake??
Thanks!

[Jim Matthews]

Flitz metal polish is my standby.

A toothpaste-tube size will last most of us a lifetime.
It has a tremendously fine grit, unlikely to migrate into the works.

The maker claims it leaves a residual protective layer, probably silicone in the suspension.

It doesn't feel slippery, and polished pieces resist further tarnish.

FLITZ (http://www.flitz.com/p-16-flitz-polish-paste.aspx)

[george wilson]

I think Polish for brace is Braceski.

[Joel Goodman]

Flitz metal polish is my standby.

A toothpaste-tube size will last most of us a lifetime.
It has a tremendously fine grit, unlikely to migrate into the works.

The maker claims it leaves a residual protective layer, probably silicone in the suspension.

It doesn't feel slippery, and polished pieces resist further tarnish.

FLITZ (http://www.flitz.com/p-16-flitz-polish-paste.aspx)

Thanks -- I got some for my Braceski and it helped a lot!

[Harlan Barnhart]

For a quick fix, I've gotten surprisingly good results with regular old toothpaste. It polishes things up without giving that "over buffed" shiny look.

[Joe Bailey]

I have had great results on nickel with Autosol from Lee Valley

[george wilson]

Autosol is used by the Conservation Dept. at the museum. Flitz is good,too.

[Mitch Barker]

According to the flitz website, flitz is not for "electroplated" finishes. Is "nickel" plating, mentioned by the OP, in this category?

[george wilson]

Nickel can be electro plated or"electroless". I do not know which way your braces were plated,but electroplated seems most likely.

[Joel Goodman]

Too late I Flitzed it! On the Flitz label it does list nickel among the finishes that it is recommended for. Hopefully no bad effects will follow. Is electroplating thinner -- any ideas why it would be in the "not recommended" section? Some one please enlighten me -- now I'm worried!

[Ron Conlon]

I think Polish for brace is Braceski.

Add facility with the one-liner to George's skill set!