"EricJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Buchanan Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 1:55 PM To: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Subject: [drakelist] cleaning copper Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! -- 73 Jason N1SU Jason Buchanan - Boxboro, MA Website: http://n1su.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
