Re: Keeping copper tubing new looking

["Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Car wax also works very nicely... So will any of a number of commercial
brass polishes (I don't know about "Lemon Pledge".. but you get the
idea...).

Clear acrylic spray also works nicely, but is sort of a mess to apply
cleanly..... Since you've got to do the coating after you've figured out the
tap position.

That's why I like car wax... nice impermeable barrier (so it doesn't
tarnish), but you can slide your clips around and punch through the film
quite easily.  Then, a quick wipe with the old turtle wax, and you're set.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Monday, August 28, 2000 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Keeping copper tubing new looking


>Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
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>Tesla list wrote:
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>> Original poster: "Kevin R Eldredge" <kreld-at-juno-dot-com>
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>>   After just building a new copper tubing primary, and looking at one of
>> my older tarnished copper primary coils, I wonder if anyone has tried any
>> technique for keeping the oxidation off? (other than the nasty steel wool
>> treatment)
>>   I'm trying a coat of light machine oil as I use on my cast iron power
>> tools to warrant off oxidation, has anyone tried this?
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>Why not a layer of varnish? Shellac varnish applied to slightly warmed
>polished metal looks very well, dries immediately, and is easy to
>remove if you want. Just leave uncoated the area that you will use for
>tuning.
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>Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
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