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I have used everything on the market to clean my collection of copper pots and pans and various other items. I stop this video and got out my Homer bucket put to gallons of vinegar into the bucket with a box of salt. Placed my Cooper pot into the mixture and it was clean in minutes. I have spent so much time cleaning my Cooper stuff this gets my number 1 top video on utube!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

@LauraBethLove

4 ай бұрын

So glad it could help!

It worked, like right away. Cool deal. I've been struggling lol. I have this bracelet and it's pure copper. I always wear it. It has its properties and protections and it's just been looking very tarnished. NOW ITS SHINING. YAAAAY. 😎

Thank you for letting us know how to clean our copper. Very helpful ❤😊

Thank you! Was about to tumble a bunch of tarnished tiny copper findings and was so not looking forward to fishing out 2mm beads from the tumbling shot! Your video saved the day and a giant headache!

Worked in under 5 seconds for me 🥰 Thank you so much!

This worked immediately! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Thank you! This is so helpful ❤

So simple, I’ve been using steel wool, so much less mess and quick !!

Thanks so much! Amazing! I'm going to use it on some earrings and a copper awning.

What no way!cim going to do this rn. Thank you! I'll let you know my results. 😎

Great, thanks!

Thank you!!

Thanks had a copper mug I was specifically told not to leave water over night in but did 😅. Worked perfectly ❤

Thank you so much you didn't make me sit through twenty five minutes of some guy talking about himself right to the point thank you😊

@LauraBethLove

Жыл бұрын

😆

@JoBlo321

8 ай бұрын

I know what guy you're talking about...after a few minutes I left and found this one! Much much better!

@user-fb3pu3qx3t

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

This worked great. Is there something I can put on the copper to keep it from tarnishing? Thanks

thanks

Thank you very much !!

Thank you will do

Thank you so much Madam🍷✨❤

Thank you so much ❤

does it have to be white vinegar?

That’s is really good 👍

Laura WOW!!! I LOVE YOU!! YOU!!!!! YOU!!!! YOU!!!

Amazing! Thanks!!?

Lemon 🍋 juice and salt will work too

What does the salt do in this reaction?

Love it - beautiful work! How well does the piece take to soldering? I have some glass with tarnished copper foil I'd like to solder.

@LauraBethLove

Жыл бұрын

You would have to remove the tarnish first!

Hi i tried this method but the next day it had brown spots all over it...and i rinsed the copper bar off very well...did i do something wrong?

very well explained and to the point, thank you for the share!

@Awareness_With_Dennis

Жыл бұрын

i have some jewely that have crystals in the wire wrap...will it be okay to submerge the whole piece in there like you did with the crystal in it?

@LauraBethLove

Жыл бұрын

@@Awareness_With_Dennis It all depends on the crystals. If they are somehow treated, such as dyed, etc., I cannot guarantee that they won't be harmed so I don't want to say, "sure, go ahead" so you may want to do more research on this first! (if it were me, I would probably try it, but would not keep it in the solution for very long and would rinse well afterwards.)

Is there a way to prevent tarnish?

it also worked on my silver tea sets...thank you so much

Hi. Thanks for the video, very useful info. Can it work on silve tarnish?

@LauraBethLove

2 жыл бұрын

That will be a different video because that is a different recipe, this is for copper

Thank you! Will this work on any metal that is tarnished?

@LauraBethLove

2 жыл бұрын

This is specific to copper, but I will do another video soon for silver.

In a strange twist, salt and vinegar are two ingredients used to force patina/oxidize copper...

@LauraBethLove

9 ай бұрын

Ha ha yes

Hi dear. you said that when tarnish is removed, it is copper oxide being removed. What is the kind of copper that pure copper is made of (copper jewerlly or cutlery I mean), is it gluconate or biglyscinate etc?

I wonder if this would work on VERTIGRIS on antique jewelry. I have a gorgeous antique green crystal 4-strand necklace (believe the crystals might contain lead). Each crystal openback and bezel and prong set. The setting is brass (with goldtone wash). However, there is vertigris on ALL THE PRONGS holding in over 400 stones. To deal with this manually would be maddening! I wonder if there's an easier way. Also wondering if the vinegar would remove the rest of the goldtone wash that remains... TIA.

Thank you! Off to snitch hubby's torch. PS 0.4 mm wire is 26 guage, and 1mm wire is 18 guage, for those of us in Canada/USA

I have some copper wrapped crystals, would this work for these as opposed to dipping them in Tarnx?

@LauraBethLove

Жыл бұрын

I do not know, you would have to try it out. This process is safer and less corrosive than tarnex.

Works great for cleaning up scrap copper too. I filled a tote with salt and vinegar andbput copper tubing scraps in it. Considering theybpay $1/lb less forbtarnished copper it is worth while.

Thank you for this recipe. Do you have an idea to clean a full size brass bed. It is more than a hundred years old.

@LauraBethLove

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, thanks for watching. It it is an antique, I would not clean it until you check with an antique specialist as cleaning may lower the value. Otherwise, you can create a paste with this recipe by adding a bit of flour and mixing it to a toothpaste-like or thinner consistency. Good luck!

Will this hurt beads and gemstones--for instance, a beaded bracelet?

@LauraBethLove

Жыл бұрын

Check out my latest Q&A video where I talk about this extensively! kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3ll2ZmQpNK2l7A.html

Unfortunately it didn’t work for me 😢

Salt and vinegar. Old timers method, works very well.

Hi..should it be rinsed with water after the treatment?

@mazplants6689

2 ай бұрын

Wash with dish soap and water, then rinse well with water and dry with a soft cloth.

SA--WEET! 👍

how to neutralize the acid of the vinegar after? Baking soda?

@LauraBethLove

8 ай бұрын

You can just rinse it in water

Hi thanks for this , but what about aluminum foil lined up inside a none metal bowl, real hot water, and a tea spoon of salt, and arm and hammer baking soda stir and put jewelry in it it works on gold, silver, stainless steel and diamonds. But I have never tried it with copper. Can you make a video doing it the way I just describe with copper. Please let me know thanks. I just subscribed

@mazplants6689

2 ай бұрын

You need an acid to get the patina off copper. Baking soda is a base, so it wouldn’t work. Any acid should work, though, some are just more effective than others. Vinegar is both effective and cheap, which is why it’s often chosen over other acids.

Nevermind don't do it I just did it and it turned a few spots brown like it was burned, now I have to figure out how to get rid of the brown burned looking spots. Any suggestions will help thanks

@LauraBethLove

7 ай бұрын

You may need to polish it by hand with a cloth and polish made for copper

Vinegar & salt. That's why ketchup works! (But it's way cheaper than ketchup!)

@LauraBethLove

15 күн бұрын

and a lot less sugar

Would apple vinegar work or does it have to be white?

@LauraBethLove

2 ай бұрын

I don't know, you would have to try it out and let us know, but I'm guessing yes

why put in the clean ones?

@LauraBethLove

Ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean?

If you have fake jewelry or cz this only made the tarnish turn bright pink 💔

@LauraBethLove

Ай бұрын

It is probably not copper then!

"No chemicals " .... Really ! ...Everything is chemistry, including Vinegar ( Acetic Acid ) and Salt ( Sodium Chloride)

@wipjenni

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying this! I’ve been sitting here biting my tongue. :)

Thank you so much ❤️