Re: [TCML] Cleaning Copper Primary Coil (with Muriatic/Hydrochloric Acid)

[Matthew Edwards <matthew.n.edwards@xxxxxxxxx>]

Steel wool seems to be the way to go. I had a brilliant man tell me once to apply a vary thin coat of car wax to the copper after getting the primary situated. Seems to keep the tarnish away ;)

Matthew Edwards

On Oct 3, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Brandon Hendershot <brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> It seems I'll be resuming my coiling project after a long absence.
> Consequentially, my primary coil has become quite the mess. It wasn't
> exactly pretty from the start, but after cleaning my spark gap nice
> and shiny, the tarnishing really stands out to me. Along with
> rebuilding it, I'd like to bring back it's original gleam.
> As enticing as it sounds, polishing 70 feet of copper with a piece of
> steel wool isn't going to cut it for me, so I was hoping to use some
> sort of acid for this task. I have a couple gallons of muriatic acid
> (for pool use) on hand and it seems to be a prime candidate for
> cleaning copper.
> I've also read that it would be unwise to simply submerge the coil in
> the acid as it would eat away at the copper and cause pitting. Of
> course this means polishing 70 feet of copper with an acid dosed piece
> of steel wool - still sounds pretty un-enthusing to me.
> 
> How would/have you cleaned your coils? With or without acid, If it
> beats the steel wool and elbow grease, I'm all for it.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> Brandon H.
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