Top Brass

The is an amazing service. I took a solid brass lamp that belonged to my mother that was purchased about 50 years ago. Tried everything to clean it and give it some shine.
Took it to Top Brass and within a week, it is this glorious beautiful shiny brass lamp. A real treasure.
Ended up taking another lamp and some other smaller items to have them freshened up. Everything looks amazing. Fair price and excellent service.

Recently we were looking to have two brass table lamps refinished. While we could have replaced them we really like the lamps and preferred to have them economically re-​brassed. Checking Unilocal we were encouraged to find «Top Brass» in Spring Valley. The quote by Gail at Top Brass was below replacement costs and we hoped that the finished product would be a quality job. Our expectations were exceeded. The lamps look like new and we could not be more pleased with the service. We not only recommend Top Brass but would definitely use them again.

We recently had an entry double door refinished which I had damaged SEVERELY trying to polish the brass locksets. The doors looked new. I took the locksets to Top Brass and within a few days, we had beautifully refinished, restored locksets. The owner actually strips, degreases, polishes and clear coats the items to preserve the brass with instructions on how to care for your restored item (aerosol type Pledge furniture polish) and at what I felt was a reasonable price. I highly recommend Top Brass.
The back story is when the door was fixed (another review) and the thought of replacing the locksets was a dilemma. I had tried over the years but the size was not to be found. I was armed with a list of hardware stores both in San Diego and Riverside Counties. I read the reviews of one and was just not up to dealing with a place that would be quite expensive and reviewed for less than stellar service IF they could even find the locksets and probably at a very expensive price for new ones.
Previously several years ago I had thought of replating them and the place I had found was out of business. Not wanting to deal with the above, I did some research and found Top Brass’s website. The minute I called, I KNEW I had found the right place! I was still leery since the locksets were in very bad condition. Also, this place seemed «out of the way» to me. But I was prepared to go to the ends of the earth to get my project completed. It was totally worth the drive, and was actually fairly freeway accessible from any part of San Diego — 94 for the south, I-​8 for the center, and I-​125/​I-​52 for the north. Coming from Tierrasanta it was less than 25 minutes.
I loved meeting the owner and talking to her. She is the only one doing the work the way she does it. I am planning to get estimates for a brass lamp I have, as well as a teacart I have had for 45 years. I have all kinds of ideas. She told me she even did a brass headboard someone picked up at a flea market. I trust the owner and her expertise. The locksets look brand NEW. My husband did have some trouble reinstalling them as the lock was very sticky. He used WD-​40 and kept working the key until finally it was smooth. Being so old, there was probably a lot of gunk in the lock itself. Now it is working great and looks GREAT.