Tips for cleaning old brass window furniture

[pilsbury]

Just painting the woodwork on the windows - (got a couple of old single glazed feature windows in the house). The brass handles and window stops are either black from dirt/oxidation or covered in 5 layers of old paint. Don't need or want them to look brand spanking new, but want to clean them up a bit.... ideas?

 

[Pigeon85]

Don't know if its the best thing but I just use fine wire wool, brings them up nice and shiney.

 

[JohnD]

To polish off tarnish, Brasso Wadding (rebranded, it used to be Duraglit)

But to get the old paint off, yes, something like wire wool.