i just used mothers chrome polish, but i am sure you can use brass polish. i just used what i had.
and lmk about the Q tips, i can have wife send them out tomorrow. for FREE.. lol its just gonna cost a stamp to send them.
i am not hurting for $.50 cents. lol my wife runs a compounding lab so she orders them in for me.
i have seen them wiht the baby stuff before too.