[Boatanchors] Brass Tarnish

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:56:42 -0000

Is there a product that will remove or reduce the spots on the old Drake
copper chasses?

Thanks/73
Tom K4RV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Huether" <[email protected]>
To: "Kristjan Ragnarson" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 15:27
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Brass Tarnish

> 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
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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