Does anyone know of a dip-type cleaner to remove tarnish from
copper?
Thanks in advance
Pat
A good inexpensive and effective copper cleaner is just a mix of
common table salt and vinegar. Saturate the salt with the vinegar and
either dip your copper into it, or rub it on the copper. Rinse it
well, Then neutralize it with a mix of baking soda and water. I got
the recipe off the interntet. i just typed in the words “copper
cleaner recipe.” and several recipes popped up. There is one that
includes soap flakes, but it leaves a greasy residue which may or may
not be a problem depending on what you plan to do with the copper.
This formula is supposed to retard any further tarnishing, but was
not good for my purposes as I was planning to enamel the copper and
needed a surface clean and free of any foreign matter.
Alma
A product TARN-X works well and is as easy as dipping. It is readily
available in many local stores- such as discount and grocery.
My favorite is Penny Brite. It’s a citric based cleaner, which
leaves no greasy residue. Perfect for enameling, photoetching, etc.
Karen Christians
M E T A L W E R X
50 Guinan St.
Waltham, MA 02451
Ph. 781/891-3854 Fax 3857
http://www.metalwerx.com/
Jewelry/Metalarts School & Cooperative Studio
Tarn-X. It’s available in a black plastic bottle in most large
grocery stores, pharmacies, etc. Put what you use into a separate
container with a lid and you can use it over and over.
Judy Bjorkman
Yes, believe it or not, Ketchup works great to remove tarnish from
copper!
Julia