FWIW, this USN experience, not RAN, Vietnam era, Master At Arms pistol belts on board ship were bleached by scrubbing with galley scouring powder and sea water. The GI scouring powder had an oxygen bleach in it to kill mold and was low abrasive feldspar, so as to be non-scratching on brass hardware, similar to the civilian product Bon Ami
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