Best method to remove tarnish on copper HSF?

Banyan · 08-08-03, 06:30 AM

Just need help regarding the question above... TIA.

rugbyroy · 08-08-03, 07:46 AM

Get some 1000 wet sanding paper and lap it.

Banyan · 08-08-03, 07:49 AM

hmm... i was thinking more along the lines of some sort of solution... something like they'd maybe use to clean up silverware etc. i appreciate the suggestion, i should probably lap it.

CGR · 08-08-03, 08:50 AM

problem with solutions like that is you may not be able to get it entirely off the HS and end up having to lap it anyway. Your better off just lapping it.

Sonny · 08-08-03, 09:45 AM

You can dunk it in vinegar for an hour to remove the tarnish on the whole HS then rinse it off in plain water, would be smart to use rubber gloves so that you dont get any body oil on it. If the base isnt flat should lap it but that wasnt what you were asking.

CGR · 08-08-03, 09:50 AM

Ehhh dont use regular water on a copper HS. Too many minerals in it and may react with the copper. Should use distilled water to rinse it off.

McWarren · 08-08-03, 12:19 PM

Ketchup or brown sauce is pretty good, it has acids and abrasives in there to get it nice and clean on the cheap.

Banyan · 08-08-03, 09:26 PM

thanks for the thoughts guys... i will try soem of the methods mentioned and then do my first lapping job. it's an slk900 that looks like it sat on the floor of the ocean for about a year

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08-08-03, 07:46 AM	#2
rugbyroy Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ramadi, iraq	Get some 1000 wet sanding paper and lap it.
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08-08-03, 07:49 AM	Thread Starter #3
Banyan Member Join Date: Sep 2002	hmm... i was thinking more along the lines of some sort of solution... something like they'd maybe use to clean up silverware etc. i appreciate the suggestion, i should probably lap it. __________________ circleofsharks.bandcamp.com
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08-08-03, 09:50 AM	#6
CGR Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lower NY	Ehhh dont use regular water on a copper HS. Too many minerals in it and may react with the copper. Should use distilled water to rinse it off. __________________ Main System:.................................................. ......................Second System: DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL w/ Q6600 GO@ 3.2 (9x360), 1.4v....DFI Ultra-D w/Opteron 170 @ 2.7 G.skill 4GB (2x2gb).................................................. ..............G.Skill Extreme 2GB (2x1gb) HIS 4850 680/1108.................................................. .............Nvidia 7600GT WD VRaptor 300gb/Seagate 1TB..........................................Raptor 74gb/Seagate 200gb OCZ GameXtreme 600SLI
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08-08-03, 12:19 PM	#7
McWarren Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London, UK	Ketchup or brown sauce is pretty good, it has acids and abrasives in there to get it nice and clean on the cheap.
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08-08-03, 09:26 PM	Thread Starter #8
Banyan Member Join Date: Sep 2002	thanks for the thoughts guys... i will try soem of the methods mentioned and then do my first lapping job. it's an slk900 that looks like it sat on the floor of the ocean for about a year . __________________ circleofsharks.bandcamp.com
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