Grandfather Clock

[Vinny]

I recently (read: yesterday) acquired a Grandfather clock. The cabinet is in pretty good shape for sitting around in the guy's garage for the last couple of years. All the parts are in great shape and only needing some time with the brass polish. The only bad part is the pendulum. It's the Lyre style :



and all the brass colored parts are actual brass, except for the large disk at the bottom. It's brass plated metal and as you can see:



It's been attacked by the rust monster. I thought about trying to sand the spots out, but after sanding out one of the spots, it took the brass coloring with it. I tried the heat method of putting brass back on but it doesn't look quite right.

I've thought about using some of that Rustoleum Brass spray since it has actual metal in it and is supposed to give a nice shiny look, but I don't want to waste my time if it's gonna look crappy and I have to remove it to try something else.

So I'm looking for ideas or possibly a review if you've tried that paint. Anyone?