Rather, they have most likely caused a joint, bone, ligament or tendon injury due to overstraining, pinched nerve, or similar causes. While heart attack warning is usually connected with the pain in a woman's left arm, the right one, if hurting, is probably injured. The cause may be a simple night of sleeping while holding your right arm in an unnatural position.
As brass hardware ages, its surface oxidizes, which leaves a layer of tarnish over the hardware. Over time, an additional protective layer, called a patina, forms over the untreated tarnished brass.
Cleaning Solid Brass. 1  1. Clean your lacquered brass piece. The first line of defense for keeping your brass pieces clean is to regularly dust them using a soft rag. 2  2. Remove the lacquer with hot water. Hot water softens the lacquer layering covering brass. 3  3. Remove the lacquer with varnish remover.