Hi, I'm new to the list but not so new to restoring old things. I've had pretty good luck with a paste made up in the kitchen. Dissolve 1 teaspoon salt in 1 cup white vinegar. Add enough flour to make a paste. Apply the paste to copper and let sit for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Rinse with clean warm water, and polish dry. Don't scrub too much and try to avoid abrasive pads. They scratch the surface. The original laquer coating develops cracks allowing corrosion to set in. If you want to remove all the old laquer use acetone or alcohol. As with any process, try it in some out of the way place first before attacking the whole surface.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Ellis To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] Cleaning Drake copper chassis Gary, It almost seems as if some dirt has hardened on the surface. Hard to explain. Applying simple green seems to do some clean up, but residue continues to remain. Since simple green did something, I guess I should continue to apply it. I figured the copper cleaner would be too strong, but knew of it and thought I would ask. I'll try to get a picture of it and forward it. Thanks, Bill --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Gary Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Gary Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [drakelist] Cleaning Drake copper chassis To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 11:54 AM The outside of the chassis is coated with a clear lacquer. The corrosion / rust often occurs where the lacquer coating is compromised. I always clean the rust up best I can and coat the chassis with polyurethane. I am more concerned with preventing further damage to the chassis than appearance. 73, Gary
