dichosalocura Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Does anybody know of a good local product preferably a paste to polish copper with? And where would I get it at in Chapala if possible? Before checking all the ferreterias and cleaning stores and Beto's home store I thought I'd first ask here to see if I could get a good product name. Thanks to all that answer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Brasso was seen at Walmart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zextek Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 When I was in the US Navy, we used ketchup to polish copper. For information on how to do this Google "ketchup copper" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Yes, a few weeks ago I saw a variety of metal and jewellery polishes at WalMart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Ok, looks good, I'll check with Walmart and look for Brasso. I didn't even think about Walmart, I figured I'd have to go to some specialty store since our Walmart is so poorly stocked and often times unreliable. But thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Brasso is also available in a tube at Superlake. I find the tube stuff thicker than the bottled brasso. YMMV as to preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Salt and lemon juice together work great. This was told to me by a friend who fabricated and sold copper items. Why pay for expensive products? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Why? Same reason I don't want to create a pizza from scratch at midnight. Same reason 98% of all products exist: a little less hassle in our day. But I will try the salt/lemon juice myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 I have used the ketchup and it does work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 23 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: Why? Same reason I don't want to create a pizza from scratch at midnight. Same reason 98% of all products exist: a little less hassle in our day. But I will try the salt/lemon juice myself. Make sure that the salt is dissolved or it will scratch the surface. Copper is very soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Very good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Salsa Valentina (Valentina Sauce) is used to polish copper by somr artisans in Michoacan . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 On 5/31/2017 at 2:22 PM, ComputerGuy said: Why? Same reason I don't want to create a pizza from scratch at midnight. Same reason 98% of all products exist: a little less hassle in our day. But I will try the salt/lemon juice myself. Squeezing a lemon and throwing in some salt seems a lot less labor intensive than making a pizza from scratch. Probably takes less time than figuring out how to screw the top off the Brasso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted June 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Thanks for all of the wonderful advice, but to be totally honest the copper is copper plates that will be connected to an electrical device, hence we wanted a dry paste to clean them. For the past couple of years my mother has suffered from chronic fatigue and she came to the conclusion that she might have parasites causing the fatigue and she abhors taking pills. She learned about a wonderful sounding but potentially controversial device called the parasite zapper. Maybe it works maybe it doesn´t, but she is determined to try it. Like the mosquito zapper that many of us now own, this device sends light electrical volts throughout the body with the intent to kill off internal parasites. Yes, it sounds marvelous, I know. If it works I will report back on this forum. Thanks for all the advice. We will try to find the Brasso tubes that are sold at Super Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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