Castup dont work for cleaning copper

[Justin]

I used catsup. I took an old toothbrush to my Glaciator(it had all these oily fingerprints all over it).Rubbed it around a bit. Didnt work at all. My freinds sure made fun of me when they came into my room to see me cleaning my copper hsf with catsup. I hate my freinds......

[William]

Catsup cleans brass. Try some pool acid. I guarantee that it doesn't eat copper, but its 6m Hydrochloric acid so it will eat a lot of other things including your lungs if not ventelated.

[Richard]

LOL!

It isn't toothpaste :) The catsup (ketchup) works because of its slightly acidic (the vinegar in catsup) properties. You could use any mild acid to remove tarnish. Try adding a little more vinegar to your catsup next time. ;) You need to allow it to contact the copper for at least a few minutes.



Justin (Jul 20, 2001 04:28 a.m.):
I used catsup. I took an old toothbrush to my Glaciator(it had all these oily fingerprints all over it).Rubbed it around a bit. Didnt work at all. My freinds sure made fun of me when they came into my room to see me cleaning my copper hsf with catsup. I hate my freinds......

[William]

yes, you need something more acidic, try coke(the drink!), its very acidic and just give it a rinse with distilled water

[It_The_Cow]

Lemon juice is another alternative

[TeKkDrOnE]

It works. Don't scrub. Apply it and let it sit for a bit. Then when you rinse it away - pow, clean copper

[el]

LMAO

[HaM]

To always clean my pennies (i know, thats gay), i use Taco Bell hot sauce - like the very hot stuff. it may not work for what you want... but the stuff sure cleans for me :)

[Blue Jester_2112]

This has to be one of the strangest thread titles I've read in a long time. =]

[sfa ok]

William (Jul 20, 2001 04:32 a.m.):
Catsup cleans brass. Try some pool acid. I guarantee that it doesn't eat copper, but its 6m Hydrochloric acid so it will eat a lot of other things including your lungs if not ventelated.

Ah, memories of sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide vapors.... I'm going to miss my chem class.

[It_The_Cow]

I heard monkey urine does wonders ???

Not really, I just had to say that

[mudguts]

[quote]It_The_Cow (Jul 20, 2001 04:17 p.m.):
I heard monkey urine does wonders ???

future newbie post....."SHOW ME WHERE TO SCORE MONKEY URINE!"

heh heh

[AmbientFiction]

It_The_Cow (Jul 20, 2001 04:17 p.m.):
I heard monkey urine does wonders ???

Not really, I just had to say that

rotglmgdmfao
Thats messed up man

[JML]

HaM- lol I'll have to try that....

[mechsiah]

Dude- Scored some Rhesus monkey urine at Pet Smart. Man is it expensive.

[William]

I know whats wrong, you weren't using Heinz!

[Sir-Epix]

sfa ok (Jul 20, 2001 04:14 p.m.):
William (Jul 20, 2001 04:32 a.m.):
Catsup cleans brass. Try some pool acid. I guarantee that it doesn't eat copper, but its 6m Hydrochloric acid so it will eat a lot of other things including your lungs if not ventelated.

Ah, memories of sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide vapors.... I'm going to miss my chem class.


Hehehe...I know I miss mine. I was in A.P. Chem two years ago and that was the best class I ever took...for acid you want a very weak one...try...a one molar or less sulferic acid...and remember do as you otta and acid to wata.

[dozier768]

i'm telling you its tacobell hotsauce that does the trick and you can cleanup the mess with some doritos :)

[William]

Sir-Epix (Jul 22, 2001 11:39 p.m.):
sfa ok (Jul 20, 2001 04:14 p.m.):
William (Jul 20, 2001 04:32 a.m.):
Catsup cleans brass. Try some pool acid. I guarantee that it doesn't eat copper, but its 6m Hydrochloric acid so it will eat a lot of other things including your lungs if not ventelated.

Ah, memories of sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide vapors.... I'm going to miss my chem class.

no, Sulfuric acid is expensive and hard to find. HCl is easy to get and doesn't react with copper(I don't thing Sulfuric does either). Its beautiful.

Hehehe...I know I miss mine. I was in A.P. Chem two years ago and that was the best class I ever took...for acid you want a very weak one...try...a one molar or less sulferic acid...and remember do as you otta and acid to wata.

[Crash893]

coke will work to i think

also a eraser on a pencil will work .

[Fink]

Catsup, vinegar, pool acid, lime/lemon juice, hot sauce - hell, they all will work. The lest messy (and dangerous) would be vinegar - easy to use and clean up - wipe it one, wipe it off a few min later. Just rinse a 3 times with water after you use it.....

[Mark]

I know that we used a product called Nevr-Dull (it is spelled as you see it) to polish metal when I was in the USAF. I checked into Nevr-Dull today and it claims that it does not use abrasives to polish metal and, upon reading further, their web site lists Copper as a metal that this polish clean. I know that hot sauce, ketchup and other materials may be cheaper, but at $3.99 a can in my local auto parts store this stuff is worth a try. I intend to clean the bottom of my Maze2 with alchohol once I use the Nevr-Dull just in case some residue is left behind. Anyway, just my two cents on this subject.

[Paiynn]

Theres a polish called Twinkle that cleans copper insane. Along with silver and other metals as well.