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3M's Tarni-Shield for Copper Brass (they also make one for silver) gets
very high marks as a safe, non-abrasive cleaner. It also leaves a protective
coat that prevents tarnish for a few months. I tried it on my National SW-54
first which was much cleaner and more tarnish-free (and much older too) than
my Drakes. It doesn't do anything to the corroded areas which is not
surprising since it is basically iron rust coming through. But it does a
nice job of cleaning the copper without damage. It is far easier to apply
and easier to clean off than Flitz. I have no concerns about using the
product and hope to clean my 2-B, 2-C and 2-NT with it soon. It also worked
well on IF cans and tube shields.
3M also makes some anti-tarnish strips. These are paper impregnated with a
chemical that are meant to be stuck in the drawer with jewelry or whatever
you are protecting. I'm going to tape one inside one of the receivers and
see if I can tell any difference after 6 months or so. If it does something
useful, I'll tape one in all the copper chassis rigs.
I live in a major metro area and could not find Tarni-Shield ANYWHERE. I
found Tarnish-X, but I think it is abrasive like Brasso which gives me
uncomfortable flashbacks to my military days. I found the best price on the
Internet at:
https://secure.visi.com/marshawhitney/order/index.php
It was delivered in just a few days and included the Anti-Tarnish strips
free. This stuff isn't cheap, but it should last long enough that the next
generation can clean up the rig you leave them.
Always a pleasure to recommend a vendor that just does what they promise to
do. The drawing of Martha Whitney on the web site looks like my gramma,
but I have no connection to them.
Eric
KE6US
www.ke6us.com
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hi,
I have the urge to clean my R-4B copper and get the dust and grime off of it
and was wondering the best way to go about this. There's some corrosion
here and there but the majority of it is clean. Before I go rubbing around
on it the wrong way could someone point me in the right direction of the
right way? I read the article on w4bhfn's site for cleaning corrosion with
flitz but I am not quite up to that task yet - I just want to clean the
layer of age off of the areas that are clean.
thanks!
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73 Jason N1SU
Jason Buchanan - Boxboro, MA
Website: http://n1su.com/
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