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    Protecting Brass Hardware while finishing

    I am finishing construction of a quarter-sawn white oak library chair/step from these plans:

    http://www.furnituredesigns.com/714.htm


    It has some nice brass double pin hinges, brass screws, and brass finish washers. I want to protect these during the finish process.

    For the screws and washers I'll just use steel screws, screwed part-way in, while I do the finishing.

    The hinge is another matter. I need the hinges to hold the two halves together during finishing. The folding piece (that turns the chair into a table) will not stay upright on its own.

    Can I either tape over the brass hinges to protect them, or cover them with plastic, or clean them off afterwards?

    I am finishing with 1 coat danish oil, 1 coat of de-waxed shellac, then finished with several coats of wipe-on poly.

    Any ideas on protecting that brass?

    Brian
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    Can't you finish it disassembled so you don't have to deal with the hardware being in place? This is not just an issue of keeping finish off the hardware, but it's also not the best when you don't get finish "under" much of the hardware as it can make for a noticeable transition, IMHO.

    If you absolutely can't do that, go to a hobby shop and get some liquid mask that is popular with model makers. Carefully paint it onto the hardware. It peels off when you are done.
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    Probably disassembled is best. The only problem is that the back / folding piece won't stand by itself. Since I am using wipe-on finishes, I can support the edges with pencils and not mess up the finish.
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