"Ed" wrote in message
. 92.175...

vinegar and salt should make quick work of it... neutralize with
baking soda or just rinse really well.


Damn! I've been hamming for over 40 years, yet I've never tried
that. I have a need to clean up and re-use some 7 strand copperweld
antenna line so I ran out and just tried this on a fairly corroded end.

It worked super well, and cleaned up each strand, actually getting
down around each strand pretty well even though I didn't spread them.



Thanks for reminding me of this old tip.

Ed K7AAT

yeah, sometimes us young whippersnappers can teach you old fogies a thing or
two! i've only been at this for 27 years. i learned that one to clean
copper bottom pots. as someone else pointed out, be sure to neutralize it
with baking soda or at least rinse off really well, especially on stranded
and insulated wire. if the vinegar stays down between the strands it can
cause more corrosion.

Also catsup works too. It has lots of vinegar and salt, works a little
better if you add more salt to it.


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"Dave" wrote in message
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"Ed" wrote in message
. 92.175...

vinegar and salt should make quick work of it... neutralize with
baking soda or just rinse really well.


Damn! I've been hamming for over 40 years, yet I've never tried
that. I have a need to clean up and re-use some 7 strand copperweld
antenna line so I ran out and just tried this on a fairly corroded end.

It worked super well, and cleaned up each strand, actually getting
down around each strand pretty well even though I didn't spread them.



Thanks for reminding me of this old tip.

Ed K7AAT

yeah, sometimes us young whippersnappers can teach you old fogies a thing
or
two! i've only been at this for 27 years. i learned that one to clean
copper bottom pots. as someone else pointed out, be sure to neutralize it
with baking soda or at least rinse off really well, especially on stranded
and insulated wire. if the vinegar stays down between the strands it can
cause more corrosion.

vinegar and salt should make quick work of it... neutralize with
baking soda or just rinse really well.

Another excellent tarnish-remover for copper, brass, and silver can be
made from baking soda and ammonia water, both available from any
decent supermarket. Takes off the tarnished surface almost instantly,
leaving clean bare metal, and rinses clean with water.

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