Tarn-X is a acid bath
Mike Schatzberg wrote:
> Hello Amp Fans:
>
> The tarnish which you wish to clean is actually silver sulfide, not silver
> oxide. Silver is a wonderful getter for sulfur ions. Silver has the
> wonderful property of only oxidizing at temperatures above 200 degrees
> centigrade, and I doubt that your equipment has seen such temperatures.
>
> The sulfidated surface can be easily reduced by a dilute solution of water
> and HCL, might be about 5% by volume, more or less. It then can be rinsed
> off following brightening. The solution should totally restore the original
> luster of the silver plating.
>
> 73 and Happy DXing,
>
> Mike
> W2AJI
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott McGrath" <mcgrath@fas.harvard.edu>
> To: "Larry" <larry@w7iuv.com>
> Cc: <Amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Silver
>
>
>
>> 1 - Photoshop use the "magic wand" tool to select the coil and
>> use the eyedropper to fill it with a appropriate silver tone.
>>
>> 2 - Tarn-X available at hardware store a acid base cleaner which reduces
>> the AgO to pure Ag rinse with distilled water as a final step
>>
>> Larry wrote:
>>
>>> What's a good way to clean up silver plated copper without damaging the
>>> plating?
>>>
>>> I have a coil that I need to make more "photogenic" but don't want to
>>> destroy it in the process. Usually don't bother with appearance, but
>>> would like to make it look good this time.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> 73, Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>
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