[TheForge] copper arch

[Ralph E Douglass]

Well, way back when....
While in the Navy we used un-sweetened kool-aide (AKA bug juice). Red
and orange worked best.... Cleaned copper very nicely. Also cleaned SS
deckplates but over time did leave a very very faint orange tint to
it........<grin>

(the other) Ralph

Ralph Sproul wrote:
> 
>         Andy, the tarnished pipe against the newly soldered in fittings
> looks pretty tacky at the moment.   :-(
> 
> Ralph
> 

> 
> > Why not leave it on.  Nature's been working very hard on it for all
> > that time.  Just a thought.
> >
> > Otherwise, HCl seems to work nicely, but be careful.
> >
> > Ralph Sproul wrote:
> > >
> > >         Any suggestions for cleaning up 50 feet of copper tubing for an
> arch
> > > (15 year tarnish on it).
> > >
> > > Ralph

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