Cleaning Samantha's lunch tin

[samfinasara]

My Samantha's lunch tin is quite tarnished. I was wondering if anyone knows how I could clean it? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Aimee

[KariS]

I used to clean mine with brass polisher (don't remember a specific brand, I imagine they would all work about the same)

Good luck in cleaning up Sam's lunchtin!

[EmilyStrange]

I had the same problem a few months ago and someone on the board suggested I use toothpaste. It worked great! It has to be normal toothpaste, not the clear gel kind.

[samfinasara]

Thanks, both of you! Toothpaste... would regular Crest toothpaste work? We have that, but I'm not sure if we have brass polish.

Aimee

[EmilyStrange]

Regular Crest would work, do you have an old toothbrush you could use to scrub it with? Make sure to scrub in a circular motion [img]smile.gif[/img]

<font color="#020176" size="1">[ August 20, 2003 10:22 PM: Message edited by: EmilyStrange ]</font>

[samfinasara]

Thanks. One more question, if you don't mind... Do I leave the toothpaste on and then later rub it off, or wash it off with water immediately? Or something else I haven't thought of?

Aimee

[EmilyStrange]

A toothbrush would work best. Put the toothpaste on the toothbrush and then firmly press the toothbrush on the tin and scrub in circular motion. Use a damp cloth or paper towel to take the access toothpaste off.

[samfinasara]

Thanks so much, Emily! I'll try it later today.

Aimee