[TowerTalk] electric fence qrn

[Bob Nielsen]

On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 04:42:14PM -0500, Jim White, K4OJ wrote:
> On this note...
> 
> Is there a solvent available which when poured onto copper that has 
> oxidation will give it that shiny copper color?  I am looking for an 
> easy way out versus burnishing it... if a solvent exists please share 
> that info... pouring some of it on to allow tinning, etc. would be a 
> wonderful way to avoid nicking copper which is always fateful!
> 

My wife uses Tarn-X, which is available at markets and drugstores to
clean copper nick-nacks without any scrubbing.  It gets it quite shiny
which should be adequate for tinning.