StillSmart

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T23:26:35+00:00

I did once dis-assemble and paint a saxophone with paint stripper, in order to re-polish and lacquer it.
I did this while staying with and helping out in a friends public house.
In a plastic/glassfibre bath tub.
That was not happy afterwards.
Now this was on Halloween, and my "fancy dress" costume consisted of painting my naked body in red paint,adding some permanent marker strikes and a bought mask and a pair of previously painted "briefs".
I was a hit working the bar,with many local girls needing to check the thoroughness of the paint work.
Later I sat for over an hour in the same bathtub, washing off paint and marker pen.
Damage to bathtub was blamed for ever after on my "costume", I never owned up to the paint stripper.

Anyone got a bar needing staff for Halloween?
Not sure I could get away with the same costume, some things that you can do when you are young could be positively scary at a more advanced age.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:26 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T21:20:54+00:00

I'll be fine as long as there's pear drop vodka when she gets back from Turkey on Saturday

Cheers

Hampk

Statistics: Posted by hampk — Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:20 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T20:16:03+00:00

Myles wrote:
Did it once in the kitchen sink with drain cleaner.

Cleaned the copper just fine. Unfortunately it etched through the worktop also. SHMBO was not impressed. >:(

I'm under a bit of pressure tonight, the risotto had a bit of a twang to it..

Statistics: Posted by inspector gadget — Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:16 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T16:00:56+00:00

Did it once in the kitchen sink with drain cleaner.

Cleaned the copper just fine. Unfortunately it etched through the worktop also. SHMBO was not impressed. >:(

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:00 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T12:43:14+00:00

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:43 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T12:22:27+00:00

..except sulphuric

Cheers

Hampk

Statistics: Posted by hampk — Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:22 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-21T07:02:37+00:00

So we are all agreed then... Something acidic

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:02 am

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-20T23:25:28+00:00

Good old UK brown sauce, generic, whatever brand, seems to have more acid than Tom.Ketchup.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:25 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-20T19:53:54+00:00

I use good old white vinegar
But anything with citric acid will clean
Copper ie can of pop. Lemon juice even tomato sauce
( jim bob from the moonshiners used tom sauce to clean his still )

Statistics: Posted by Magnu420 — Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:53 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-20T17:41:45+00:00

Got some citric from local Lloyds chemist but larger quantity should have been here today... No show so far...

Gadge

Statistics: Posted by inspector gadget — Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:41 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-20T17:34:11+00:00

+1 for citric acid

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:34 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-20T16:31:49+00:00

Hot tub or spa ph minus.
Usually it is sodium bisulfate.

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:31 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-18T22:45:19+00:00

You really don't want to use sulphuric, though - turns your copper an interesting colour..!

Statistics: Posted by hampk — Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:45 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-18T22:39:48+00:00

Yes,
Buy yourself a bulk buy of citric acid online, it becomes cheap that way.
And then clean away to your hearts content.
I only recommend because it is what I do, and it seems to work, Other acids are available!

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:39 pm

Re: Cleaning copper

2015-10-18T22:36:24+00:00

Yep - citric acid solution does it nicely

Cheers

Hampk

Statistics: Posted by hampk — Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:36 pm