If they tell you it is #2 - Tell them you'll hold on to it to take to a different yard! That should put an end to them games.

Your gonna have them tweakers going crazy 😂😂😂

Awesome video TinManScrapper I do the same some times I use Bar Keepers Friend and a wet rag and hand clean dirty copper and brass while watching videos from the scrapping community Cheers! ♻😎👍

I’ve had scrap yards say that they are too tarnished as well. This is the scrap yard that I have come to for a year now and had a great relationship with. Recently I’ve been going to a different yard. (Stuff I normally bring in) Old yard prices #1 copper $2.20 #2 copper $2.00 #1 insulated $0.70 #2 insulated $0.20 Electric motors $0.12 NEW YARD PRICES #1 copper 3.17!!! #2 copper $3.07!! #1 ins. $1.87 #2 ins $0.80 Electric motors $0.22 Crazy the difference In prices . Check with different yards folks you may be missing out on lots of money

@TinManScrapper

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I too have 2 yards in close proximity, but pay significantly different in price for goods! Thanks for the comment.

I do the same but use a brillo pad after soaking to shine it up

@TinManScrapper

2 ай бұрын

Good tip. Thanks

Tarnish pipe is number 1 pipe from my yards I. P.E.I. cnanada

@TinManScrapper

4 ай бұрын

Nice, what is the price they are paying out there for #1 copper right now?

great video, if it works and is cheap to do, that is great, you could have another tub with a water and baking soda salutation in it for a rinse, if you are doing a lot of pipe

@TinManScrapper

Жыл бұрын

Yup, true. Thanks for the comment and happy scrapping

Another good idea is to soak copper in Coca Cola aka Coke... When i was a kid my grandparents would give me Australian pennies which are copper (I live in Australia) and they were very tarnished so they would drop them in a glass of coke (coca cola) and they would clean up VERY VERY well in a very short period of time. the results were simply astonishing, and i stand by this method to this day. Please note that I am not trying to diminish what Tin Man is saying, as his method of using vinegar is also a great way of cleaning copper, I am purely offering my own 2 cents as a possible alternative, if it is easier/cheaper/more readily available to buy Coca Cola instead. Great video by the way Mr. Tin Man, love your videos!!!

@TinManScrapper

Жыл бұрын

Yup. I always laugh at that one because if it does that to Pennie’s, imagine what it does to our bodies.

@marcusmckenzie9528

Жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper Touche! Same here :) scary thought to be honest.

Can I use sandpaper to remove the tarnish to upgrade?

I use sulphuric acid out of batteries. Works great!

Hi Tinman, good idea. I am gonna use it also in the functioning pipes in my house that became black as well. Question: how do you apply the baking soda?

@TinManScrapper

Жыл бұрын

Just sprinkle it on.

@TheDurdane

Жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper Thanks!

Hi again. Did you ever used these pipecutters with two rollers and a cutting wheel? They are actually very handy, don't make a mess and you don't need electricity.

@TinManScrapper

Жыл бұрын

No, but sounds like a great tool

Yea some yards... i think tell them off. If theres no tin on pipes then it should be number 1, if they dont have a seperate price for tubing. Bring them just your nasty number 2, tin-covered dripping solder-joint ones. Now dissolving the tin from elbows and joints, to get number 1. That would be useful. Cleanin a 5 gal bucket of them would be a nice boost in price.

I think its called a patina

Brake cleaner, works best.

You guys are getting ripped off if you're getting no 2

Just came across this video. Same sort of process but 100x quicker if you heat the copper first kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGqhzq5tdqa-m5M.html

@TinManScrapper

Жыл бұрын

interesting. Thanks for the info

@chrisjudd8576

Жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper 👍

Yeah metal source Bedford Indiana downgrades u especially if ur female.. messed up

@TinManScrapper

4 ай бұрын

Wow, that is totally unfair. Copper prices and other scrap should not be downgraded because of gender.