Polishing Copper

copperjoe - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 9:28am

Hi,
I know that there have been many post on this subject but I was wondering if anyone knows of any new products or ways to polish copper to a high shine without having to use a rag. I make a lot of fountains with flowers and find that alot of people want a bright shine. My problem is that with the intricate flowers that I make, I cannot get down into the cracks and crevises to polish them. After brazing I put them in a pickle solution and then wire brush them by hand to get the pinkish residue off of them due to pickling. Do they make a spray that will clean and shine copper without haveing to buff it? I use a dremel tool also but still not small enough for some places.
I would appreciate any ideas or tricks that you have had success with.

Thanks in advance,
Copperjoe

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Hi Copperjoe, I've used

Jamie Santellano - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 5:30pm

Hi Copperjoe,

I've used Never Dull by Eagle One to polish up copper pieces. It's a wadding polish, so it can be wadded around the end of a tooth pick, or a cotton swap.

I've even pulled the cotton off of the end of a swab and wadded the never dull wad around the end of the swab then stuck the other end of the swab in the Flex Shaft, or dremel.
Never Dull works quite fast...

Hopefully this helps...

Jamie Santellano

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Hi Jamie, I will try that,

copperjoe - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 7:20pm

Hi Jamie,

I will try that, I think that I have seen the Never Dull at hardware stores. I will pick up a can and give it a try.
Thanks so much for your input!

Thanks,
Copperjoe

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Bristle End Brushes

warren - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 10:38pm

Joe,
I have use bristle end brushes on a mandrel to get in the hard to reach areas. Little pumice powder and water will work on them.
They look like this:

http://www.metalliferous.com/pdf/tools/TV1Brushes.pdf

www Metalrecipes -- heat and beat to the desired shape, repeat as necessary.
warren

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Thanks Warren, That is a

copperjoe - Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 5:06am

Thanks Warren,
That is a great site, will definitly need to order some of those.

Thanks,
Copperjoe

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Kevin I know this is an old

kpotter - Sunday, August 9, 2009 - 10:13pm

Kevin I know this is an old post but I have a great solution for polishing flowers I have made quite a few myself and I use a vibratory finisher with walnut shell you flowers will look great and totaly finished everywhere

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