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How to clean copper ground straps?


What's the best way to clean up these ground straps? They get so grungy looking. I assume Evapo-rust isn't the answer because they aren't really rusty. 

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Clean them with Varsol.

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Oh yeah? Do they come out pretty new looking then? Thanks!

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Varsol and scrub them with an old toothbrush to get into all the weave. They should come out looking good.

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I USED TO PUT THEM IN CARB CLEANER. THEY COME OUT LOOKING JUST LIKE NEW, REAL NICE.

NOW SAYING THAT , CARB CLEAN IS NOT SOLD OR AVAILABLE IN ONTARIO FOR SOME TIME NOW.



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viniger and water will work

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timbuk wrote:

viniger and water will work


 Oh yeah? Thanks, I can try that. As stated, carb cleaner is pretty much extinct it seems. 



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yup half and half in a jar steal the vinigar from the kitchen

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timbuk wrote:

yup half and half in a jar steal the vinigar from the kitchen


 Shhhhhh...............she'll never notice..............



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They will change back to black or maybe turn green as they rust once they are cleaned, unless they were tinned when new? I figure the old black ones I have were just greasy?

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lemon juice

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seventy2plus2 wrote:

Varsol and scrub them with an old toothbrush to get into all the weave. They should come out looking good.


 What he said......and for the stubborn grunge Lacquer thinner will remove that and they will look new......smile



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