[Boatanchors] Brass Tarnish

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:27:02 -0500

Ive used Caig Labs De-Oxit and their other products for years. Works great
for RF, audio patch panels, tube pins and similar.

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristjan Ragnarson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:00 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Brass Tarnish

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> Maybe I should be asking this of Martha Stewart but
> I understand she has more pressing problems at the moment so
> perhaps someone on the group has had the same problem.
>    Having recently retired from merchant marine as a deck officer
> after retiring previously from USN, both jobs required extensive
> away-from-home periods. Now you know my situation.
>    Now the problem. Many years ago at some hamfest I picked up a
> rack-mount two-row phone patch panel. The panel has been in
> storage and in Florida the climate is not kind to copper-based
> alloys. The phone jacks (telephone switchboard type) are brass.
> After years in storage, I now want to use it in my newly setup
> station (rack-mounted 'glowbug' equipment). The brass is
> tarnished so when a phone plug is inserted, it usually does not
> make good electrical contact without twisting and pushing (to
> break through the tarnish).
>    Presented this problem to XYL, the font of all knowledge for
> things domestic. She came up with a number of brass polishes but
> all required buffing to remove the tarnish. Tried using 'Q-tips'
> and small rags around end of screwdrivers, pensil erasers, etc.
> to no avail as cannot apply sufficient pressure to do the
> 'buffing'.
>    Now, the poser. Does anyone know of a liquid brass/copper
> polish that can be applied, let sit, and wash off (the board
> could be emerged in water with no problems) to remove the
> tarnish?
>    Any assistance from you domesticated groupies would be
> appreciated.
>    TIA & 73, Walt (N4GL) --- [email protected] (take out
> the XXX) or can be gotten on this posting address of
> --- [email protected] (again, you know what to take out).
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