After all those chemicals, are we sure the coating hasn't rubbed away in those areas, or is there still goo that can be scraped out? I guess you could hand paint it if it bothered you, but the color variation is not out of the ordinary for an antique, I think.

Thank you. I just called it quits on the goo. Not sure if the finish has been rubbed away, Glad to hear the color variation is not out of the ordinary so leaving it with some areas that are shiny and other areas with the black in the crevices. So, now I have a very old French chandelier with many prisms clear and purple.

Show us the fixture. My aunt in Paris, France had a huge chandelier and it could be lowered from the ceiling. She covered the floor with towels and newspaper and sprayed it down with some product and wiped it all off starting at the top. Maybe the black is calling you to paint the entire thing black.

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I wish I knew what the product is/was. That sounds so much easier than all the scraping and rubbing I have done. Thanks.

Knowing her, it could have been a bottle of soapy water.

Yes if Vinegar, and Braso are not doing the trick, it is likely it was acid treaded in some areas to give a patina. But seeing it is half the battle here.

There are specific sprays for cleaning chandeliers I can’t remember the names but if you google spray for crystal chandeliers they should pop up.

Thanks, I will Google. That would be very helpful.

Those cleaners are comprised of all the things you have tried dont be fooled by a 20$ bottle of cleaner, Ive used them all and they are most functional for crystals than they are for the body.

I would suspect that at one time your chandelier had been lacquered to keep it from tarnishing and what you see a gook is really just lacquer that has blackened and not worn off.
Try household ammonia and a toothbrush. And PLEASE don't paint an antique brass chandelier!
And Barkeepers friend works magic on tarnished brass.

Thank you. I have tried ammonia and it helped. Lemon juice also helped.

These are the chandeliers :) I'm posting the photos here for my mom. ❤️

MKStirrett is my mom :)

I don't think that is brass....looks like gilt. In which case washing has washed off some of the gilding. Likely brass under the gilt....called ormolu.

Leave it alone- that is likely the intended look, more cleaning will remove the finish not enhance it. Great chandelier!

Yes, you are removing the finish and exposing the raw brass, which will now oxidize and turn black. I would stop in your tracks. What was the reason to remove all the black in the beginning?

Well, it looked dirty. I have stopped/gave up on making it look clean and have a consistent color. But, with some black areas and some dull and some shiny areas it still looks pretty. Maybe hung on a 10' ceiling only I will notice.