TracySes23
Well-Known Member
Just a thought.....
I recently discovered an excellent way to clean brass or copper. Citric acid will do an excellent job. I spent hours of online researching about this before I attempted to use it. Citric acid is "passive" when cleaning brass or copper. Essentially it means, it does not remove any metal. Instead, it turns tarnish back into it's original state. Since citric acid is in many fruits, I decided to try using diluted "Real Lemon Concentrate". I was shocked at how well it works. The solution gets weaker with use, but it only takes longer to get the job done. If brass has been corroded enough to cause pitting, it will not get rid of the pitting.
I suggest trying to use it on brass jags that have any green on them from using Wipe-Out or any similar bore cleaner.
To avoid being misunderstood, citric acid is excellent for cleaning tarnished brass. It will not fix pitted or corroded brass or copper.
I really had doubts about this until I left 4 or 5 old tarnished .308 cases (20 years old or more) in a citric acid solution for 4 days. Spinning brass and using 0000 steel wool, will make brass look better than new.
I bought 5 pounds of powdered citric acid from Amazon for $18. Enough to last for a very long time.
I recently discovered an excellent way to clean brass or copper. Citric acid will do an excellent job. I spent hours of online researching about this before I attempted to use it. Citric acid is "passive" when cleaning brass or copper. Essentially it means, it does not remove any metal. Instead, it turns tarnish back into it's original state. Since citric acid is in many fruits, I decided to try using diluted "Real Lemon Concentrate". I was shocked at how well it works. The solution gets weaker with use, but it only takes longer to get the job done. If brass has been corroded enough to cause pitting, it will not get rid of the pitting.
I suggest trying to use it on brass jags that have any green on them from using Wipe-Out or any similar bore cleaner.
To avoid being misunderstood, citric acid is excellent for cleaning tarnished brass. It will not fix pitted or corroded brass or copper.
I really had doubts about this until I left 4 or 5 old tarnished .308 cases (20 years old or more) in a citric acid solution for 4 days. Spinning brass and using 0000 steel wool, will make brass look better than new.
I bought 5 pounds of powdered citric acid from Amazon for $18. Enough to last for a very long time.
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