[Jewelry making - Article 00580] - Re: [Orchid] Copper cleaner

[Alma Rands]

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    A good inexpensive and effective copper cleaner is just a mix of
    common table salt and vinegar. Saturate the salt with the vinegar and
    either dip your copper into it, or rub it on the copper. Rinse it
    well,  Then neutralize it with a mix of baking soda and water.  I got
    the recipe off the interntet. i just typed in  the words  "copper
    cleaner recipe." and several recipes popped up. There is  one that
    includes soap flakes, but it leaves a greasy residue which may or may
    not be a problem  depending on what you plan to do with the copper.
    This formula  is supposed to retard  any further tarnishing, but was
    not good for my purposes as I was planning to enamel the copper and
    needed  a surface clean and  free of any foreign matter.   

Alma

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