The Care of an Oil Bronze Faucet

Use a clean, dry chamois to promptly wipe off water spots, toothpaste, dust, fingerprints or any other contaminants that drop onto your oil bronze faucet during daily use.

Mix 1 teaspoon of salt with a cup of warm water, dip your chamois in the solution and use it to scrub the oil bronze faucet clean if you have spots that will not come off with a dry chamois wipe. If that does not get the job done, moisten the chamois with the cleaning solution recommended by the faucet's manufacturer. After using cleaning solutions, wipe the faucet clean with a chamois wet with water. Dry the faucet thoroughly with a clean cloth once you finish cleaning it. If your oil faucet has caked-on grime that none of these solutions will clean, move on to step 3.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of vinegar in a plastic container. Slowly add flour to the mixture one tablespoon at a time until you have a paste with a peanut butter consistency. Stir frequently. Use an old toothbrush to coat the bronze with the paste. Make sure to get the paste into all the cracks and crevices. Leave the paste for one hour then brush it off with a rag. Wipe the faucet clean with a moist chamois then buff it dry.

Apply a little paste wax to your chamois and rub a thin layer onto the faucet to remove scratches. Leave the paste in place for 10 minutes or until it develops a haze. Then buff away the excess paste with a clean chamois. As you accumulate paste on a section of the chamois, move on to a clean section.