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best way to clean copper?

DanTMWTMP

DanTMWTMP

Lifer
Well, I've been using toilet bowl cleaner which has like 10% HCl in it.


It works wonders. It brought back the shine and all, BUT...


It turned dark overnight. ugh.

Is there another way to bring back the shine and keep it that way for like at least 1-3 months instead of overnight?

Also, is there a way to polish it to bring back its reflective properties?


thanks in advance.



ps: I've already tried the lime + salt method.
 
the lime method was the only one i'm currently aware of. is it polished copper or rough copper, like that of a copper mixing bowl?
 
Originally posted by: TechnoKid
the lime method was the only one i'm currently aware of. is it polished copper or rough copper, like that of a copper mixing bowl?
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polished. It is somewhat reflective.

any way to repolish it since lime/toiletbowlcleaner method only makes the copper turn into a brighter color.


Also, the lime/toiletbowlcleaner method seems to diminish the polished effect.
 
I've used S.O.S. or Brillo pads to clean up my copper-bottom kettles. However, your desire to keep them looking this way for 1-3 months might be an impossible one.

 
Artist
Shellac

Album
Terraform

Title
COPPER

Song Lyrics
Copper, let us take you to a furnace where we'll break you, fire's so big and
pretty, you could cry,
as you buckle, you could ask me what was wrong with me before -
did I need the silver to be suitable?
Copper, I have a use for you, it's easy work and it suits you,
dazzled dirty beauty, you must know
Copper is a conductor and makes for decent cooking,
dazzled by your beauty still, you know,
plated or anodized, you even fool a layman's eyes,
presentable though you might be, it's unwise to try to fight me.

Copper - you'll never be gold.
 
I'm not sure but baking soda should work as well as Bon Ami.
I've used both on everything from winshields to SS pots and pans.
Both are a very mild abrasive-meaning no scratching.
 
Water and baking soda will shine up things like coins, copper, and silver. I used to shine up all my wheat pennies that I used to collect as a kid. 😛
 
I thought there was a copper cleaning/polish that you use specifically for this type of stuff. Now that I'm thinking about it though, it might have been brass that my mom had me cleaning way back when.
 
There's this pub here that has copper sheathing on their table tops. We drew some "interesting" pictures on it using tabasco sauce. The sheep one was my favourite 🙂
 
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