[Sca-cooks] Old copper pot needs TLC

[Cheri or Anne]

Yes, there was that much :)  But oh!  the vinegar/salt is doing wonders.  It's all out except the really bad spots in the inside curves and I've tilted the pot and am letting it soak now.  If it's still being stubborn, I'll heat it up a bit....I'll show it who's boss around here!
 
Thank you so much!
Anne

Go softly and gently for those you meet here will be
those you know hereafter."

--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:


From: Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Old copper pot needs TLC
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 4:13 PM


If there's THAT much verdigris, rather than scrubbing, let it soak in
heated vinegar for a while, and spend an afternoon doing other chores,
and giving it an occasional scrubbing until it comes clean. Elbow
gease is wondrous stuff, and can't be beaten for some applications,
but lazy blacksmiths hve long learned the uses of heat for stimulating
various chemical rections ;-)