View Full Version : clean copper????
louie101086
06-22-2007, 01:44 PM
i was wondering is there anything which i can use to clean the copper waterblocks i seen this pic on a website and the bottom of my block looks just like that
http://www.dtekcustoms.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=50
MrToad
06-22-2007, 01:55 PM
i was wondering is there anything which i can use to clean the copper waterblocks i seen this pic on a website and the bottom of my block looks just like that
http://www.dtekcustoms.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=50
I'm sorry pal, you've just lost me...
The way I see it, your post contains both the question and the answer...
Top Nurse
06-22-2007, 01:59 PM
I use Brasso
louie101086
06-22-2007, 02:54 PM
brasso i heard of that is it realy good
Bigchrome
06-22-2007, 03:12 PM
Have you got artic ceramique or silver? If you do just put that on something like a glasses cloth and rub the block with it....shines brilliantly!
lee143
06-22-2007, 03:17 PM
I use Brasso
Isn't Brasso a polish? To shine it up?
Have you got artic ceramique or silver? If you do just put that on something like a glasses cloth and rub the block with it....shines brilliantly!
You use AS5 to clean copper? Whenever I've used AS5 on copper (not to clean!), there's always a silver smear.
louie101086
06-22-2007, 06:22 PM
i use ceramique on my blocks but are you telling me i can clean block with that of are you telling me i can clean it with cloth
Top Nurse
06-22-2007, 08:28 PM
brasso i heard of that is it realy good
EDIted by kayl: yes you can use brasso, it leaves a nice shiny copper finish, but clean it with alcohol after
Top Nurse
06-22-2007, 10:46 PM
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Capt Proton
06-23-2007, 12:40 AM
Try Crest toothpaste. I used to use it to shine my brass buttons and such.
C'DaleRider
06-23-2007, 03:06 AM
There are all sorts of things to clean copper.....a whole host of commercial products, like the aforementioned Brasso, creme copper cleaner (made by the same companies that make silver cleaner....can be found in most any grocery store or general merchandise-type store like Target or Wal-Mart), liquid copper cleaner like SilverMate (just search SilverMate in Google), metal polishes like Simichrome, Mother's metal polishes....or most any fine abrasive will clean it, too.....like toothpaste as mentioned above.
Or you can make your own cleaner....some concoctions that work:
Vinegar and Salt.
If copper is tarnished, boil article in a pot of water with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 cup white vinegar for several hours. Wash with soap in hot water. Rinse and dry.
Salt, Vinegar, and Flour.
Dissolve 1 teaspoon salt in 1 cup white vinegar. Add enough flour to make a paste. Apply the paste to copper and let sit for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Rinse with clean warm water, and polish dry.
Lemon and Salt or Baking Soda.
Make a paste of lemon juice and salt, and rub with a soft cloth, rinse with water, and dry. Or use a slice of lemon sprinkled with baking soda. Rub copper with the lemon slice and rinse with water and dry. Vinegar and Salt. Pour vinegar over the surface Sprinkle salt over the acid and rub in the mixture. Rinse with warm water and polish dry.
Lemon Juice and Cream of Tartar.
Make a paste of lemon juice and cream of tartar. Apply, leave on for 5 minutes, and then wash in warm water. Dry with a soft cloth.
pie_uk
06-23-2007, 10:17 AM
i recomend this >> http://www.overclock.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15809
and autosol
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ranker
06-23-2007, 02:30 PM
Heinz tomato ketchup. If you are not a fan of Senator Kerry, then the McDonald's house brand would do.
And I am not joking.
The man speaks the truth.
hecktic
06-23-2007, 04:13 PM
id like to know what is in the special concentrated formula it mentions at
http://www.dtekcustoms.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=50
louie101086
06-23-2007, 06:03 PM
ive done it brasso worked great i took pics and all i will post like in 30 minutes
Brasso... do you know what Brasso does to the block surface ?
The main ingredients in Brasso are Sodium Hydroxide and Petroleum Disstillate. Look at the can. Do you know what it does to the flatness of the water block surface ?
louie101086
06-23-2007, 06:35 PM
no what does it does
louie101086
06-23-2007, 06:37 PM
Before
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/picture1.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/picture4.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/picture2.jpg
After
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/picture3.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/louie101086/picture6.jpg
hecktic
06-23-2007, 06:39 PM
what about after using the block
littleowl
06-23-2007, 06:43 PM
Brasso... do you know what Brasso does to the block surface ?
The main ingredients in Brasso are Sodium Hydroxide and Petroleum Disstillate. Look at the can. Do you know what it does to the flatness of the water block surface ?
LOL I have never seen that happen and I have used it for 4 years now!
louie101086
06-23-2007, 06:45 PM
what about after using the block
what do you mean?
Sodium Hydroxde is caustic soda. It is abrasive. How do you think it polishes?
2Na+ + 2H2O + 2e− → H2 + 2NaOH
What looks nice and shiny to you does not mean that its flat. The flat surface is shot.
littleowl
06-23-2007, 06:46 PM
Sodium Hydroxde is caustic soda. It is abrasive. How do you think it polishes?
2Na+ + 2H2O + 2e− → H2 + 2NaOH
What looks nice and shiny to you does not mean that its flat. The flat surface is shot.
so what do you think sand paper is
also that is why you use AS5. or whatever
so what do you think sand paper is
Would you take sandpaper to the surface of your water block? :)
littleowl
06-23-2007, 06:49 PM
that is how you lap it!
have a nice read
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=405043
louie101086
06-23-2007, 06:50 PM
Would you take sandpaper to the surface of your water block? :)
No, I have a bowed surface
that is how you lap it!
have a nice read
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=405043
You lap an IHS.. do you lap the bottom of your water block ? :D
Would you take sandpaper to the surface of your water block? :)
Never lap Swifty waterblocks!!!
DAS IST VERBOTEN!
:slapass:
littleowl
06-23-2007, 07:02 PM
I do the water block if needed but I don't do the cpu unless it has to be done
[XC] mysticmerlin
06-23-2007, 07:09 PM
Ok Louie do you have a sheet of 2000 grit sand paper there you can wet sand the block with for about 30 seconds and then take another pic?
louie101086
06-23-2007, 07:19 PM
what will that do and also i have a bowed gt wont that mess up the bow
littleowl
06-23-2007, 07:21 PM
he is telling you to lap the water block. the same thing that they do for you when you buy a new block.
if you wet sand the block with 2000 grit on a mirror (flattest thing in the world(so they say)) you will get the same affect as the brasso give you.
[XC] mysticmerlin
06-23-2007, 07:25 PM
what will that do and also i have a bowed gt wont that mess up the bow
lol, Yes sir if done on a sheet of glass it would make it flat and shinny.:yepp:
What I am saying is that the Brasso if you soaked the block in it for a while maybe you would mess up the serface but I just can't see it warping a 1/2 block of copper by cleaning it off. Just my :2cents:
hecktic
06-23-2007, 08:03 PM
IanY answered my question :)
louie101086
06-23-2007, 08:04 PM
maybe ill lap my 680i nb block because its not a polished as my swiftech block but how will i benefit from lapping nb block i dont want it to just be pretty i wnt it to perform better or something
louie101086
07-01-2007, 09:23 AM
quick tip: you must use alcohol after cleaning with brasso just something i read
hecktic
07-01-2007, 02:15 PM
so whats the word on this Dtek stuff.... will it cause more damage than positve results?
louie101086
07-01-2007, 05:58 PM
i didnt go with the dtek stuff i went with brasso but i cant see any bd results with me using it
Turtle 1
07-01-2007, 06:15 PM
Use the finest scotch brite you can get works fast and does great