Fantastic Homemade Copper Polish - How To Make It !!

How to make a really good copper cleaner and tarnish remover with common household ingredients. It will clean off really well, and you probably already have everything you need in the kitchen!

[@ShamrockTRM]

This is working before I even started the timer!!! I won’t even recognize my old coffee stove percolator!! Thank you for posting this 😃

[@francisfall4395]

This is the best copper polish I have ever used it even worked on old brass light fittings I had laying around

[@bartm_]

Just tried it on an old copper CPU cooler. Brightened right up before my eyes. I’ll also give it a baking soda bath.

[@jimmygt7020]

Protip: Bathe in baking soda / warm water afterwards to PH neutralize the metal and slow down the oxidization process.

[@fernwebb9343]

Thank you for your tip too!

[@bettyrodriguez3866]

thanks for this tip!

[@johnturner8383]

Thanks for the info, I used this mixture on my bottom and I'm very impressed by the results. Many people have remarked how clean it is.. Have other people had similar results....

[@Aerospaceman]

Thanks, I have done this with a little twist. I had no vinegar BUT I had Ketchup which just so happens to have distilled vinegar and mixing with flour and salt...WOW! I can say in the very affirmative that it started to work before my very eyes!

[@pegtooth2006]

I have a mtd aut of vinegar BUT a sketchy bottle of ketchup. Bonus idea brother!

[@annak3703]

TRIED IT AND IT WORKED INSTANTLY!!

[@granniji1049]

The best solution I’ve ever seen, thank you so much for sharing

[@silkj46]

Thank you for your very clear explanation, and I will try it. God bless you.

[@jenniesgarage]

Glad to hear it worked for you. Thanks!!

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 thank you 🤗✨ New sub

[@merryclicker]

After buying 2 different copper cleaners, I finally found this video. Now I'm going to try it, to see if it does a better job than either of those! Thank you.

[@jenniesgarage]

I hope it works for you!

[@merryclicker]

STraight lemon juice worked the best for me. Cheaper too, since I found a humongous bottle at the dollar store!

[@bethbower3719]

Thank you so much! I now have a collection of Revere Ware pans....purchased from Goodwill...(of course). Now they will be pretty again!

[@jguirola56]

Try ketchup, you do not even have to scrub, just slather and leave on for 30 minutes or more and rinse. It even works for water stains on stainless steel.

[@alexpolidoro4126]

Great job! Will try it out. Thanks for the tip!

[@ro63rto]

I used to have an old tub of paste made by Amway which was an almost instant result but that ran out long ago. Resorted to using the stinky Brasso infused woollen wad stuff that eats through rubber gloves but now I think I'll try this.

[@aroundthehousewithcheryl]

Thanks for sharing. I will give it a try.

[@felicidadthompson6916]

Thank you soooooo much. It works. now for the baking soda bath.

[@ASPIRE1355LC]

Looks like it works brilliantly. Why no actual 'polishing', I wonder, as it looks very dull still?

[@essemsween818]

Is the flour just the vehicle for holding the vinegar /salt acid onto the copper rather than having it just run off?

[@ChristinaMitchell-USA]

I wish the video presenter explained why the flour was used.

[@bettyrodriguez3866]

Great video!! I am going to go try it

[@TheAnimePiper]

This worked perfectly. Though, I think it probably doesn't need to sit on there for very long. I did one pan approx. 10 minutes and the second for 20 minutes and there really wasn't anything different between the two. Thanks anyway for this =D!

[@jenniesgarage]

Glad it worked for you! Maybe the required time depends on the amount of tarnish.

[@szatanizmo]

GREAT! gonna try this on motorcycle exhaust pipes :)

[@jenniesgarage]

Hi, it would be cool if it works, but for steel you might need something a little harsher. I've used muriatic acid on a dirt bike pipe before (not a chrome one). It worked good at cleaning it up, but watch out for the fumes and burns!

[@dannyd8281]

worked great on my penny mod :-) thx

[@Kntryhart]

Neat. I will try this. Ketchup works also...and no mixing required. ;->

[@HarveyDBastidasC]

Thanks for the technique.

[@maevemahon9897]

Harvey u like rpi

[@laurencetam5585]

OH yea it works...instantly. BUt it makes me wonder how and why it works so well. I know the flour helps the concoction stay pasty. The vinegar acts as a solvent, but why salt?

[@Blvkcoyote]

The salt acts as an abrasive.

[@maryjanekeao2351]

Salt, probably for it’s abrasive action...just saying.

[@ally7253]

this is amazing! totaly going to use it :D

[@oglethorpezippelmeier2514]

A-mazing! Thanks for the nice recipe.

[@jenniesgarage]

+Oglethorpe Zippelmeier glad it worked for you

[@chicillinois1912]

wow that was amazing!!!thanx!!!

[@TheRealBrook1968]

Driving me CRAZY with the little measuring spoon and ashtray! Use the right tools for the job! ;-)

[@oglethorpezippelmeier2514]

+TheRealBrook1968 Those are just cultural delineations. A true engineer uses what works and disregards labels.

[@Julia-qf8eh]

THANKS! Great tip.

[@dekelov76]

white vinegar is clear. the wines,ciders and balsamics are the ones of color

[@lykri3350]

Believe it or not, urine is a good metal cleaner. It does jewelry really well. I tried it on a copper liberty bell I found at a thrift store and it did a bunch, but not all. Even after days of soaking. So I came here and just tried only vinegar. That immediately started getting crusty black off. I might need to make the paste to clean into the designs that are on it and the crack. I will let it soak for another hour to see.

[@ForbinColossus]

Well done, sir! Any difference in ingredients for polishing softer metals like aluminum?

[@jenniesgarage]

ForbinColossus Glad you liked the video. I haven't tried it on aluminum, but it would probably have to be more of an abrasive polish than a chemical one (like the copper mixture)

[@Automedon2]

I wonder how much white vinegar is used for cooking and how much is used for everything else. I don't think I've ever used white vinegar for any food purpose.

[@elizabethhallowell5115]

Easter egg dye

[@LLACEM]

will this work with a brass porthole. regards Paul

[@suzykayser]

Thanks for the information !!!!!!!!!! it works great !!!!!!!!!!! :)

[@zgnu]

Where do you live that you are able to find copper on the beach? I have never seen copper on any beach I have visited.

[@marcellaclb]

is that your garage? I loved it!!!

[@crustydownunder]

What? Baking soda and vinegar. Lemon juice and backing soda. Also, corn flour is a really fine polish to finish off with, but use it dry. Better still, icing sugar (Dry is a great polish for both copper and brass and works brilliantly on auto paint (Dry buff).

[@trey6512]

Crusty Gronk i

[@dannusmk1578]

cleaned it.. but did it shine it? Doesn't seem so.

[@popholmes5825]

I was looking for a way to shine copper not just clean. Still looking.

[@ranjitpatel496]

Thank you 🇬🇧🙏

[@cyrushormusjee5112]

Good going ... Thanks...

[@peacebuntoyou255]

Ty bro!!

[@truckcampertraveler7369]

the best !!!

[@brfisher1123]

You have to agree that unfortunately the copper will eventually re-tarnish once again, it would be great if copper didn't tarnish.

[@SuperGiangle]

Great advise, thanks !!!!!!

[@jenniesgarage]

glad to help!

[@gunghoadventures871]

Awesome

[@welltekdiagnostics6835]

amazing video

[@fernwebb9343]

thank you so much!!!

[@petersurdo4984]

Add picante sauce and put it on chicken wings. Yum.

[@MrRobbilun]

why is your water running?

[@tam1954ify]

brilliant

[@Hailey-e3c]

my moms has that whole pot set

[@soviet5655]

lol, "The best copper polish you've ever tasted"

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 I’m still eating my second helping lol 😂

[@soviet5655]

Sunita Fisher wow this was so long ago that I forgot abt it lol

[@blondwiththewind]

I might try your version on a really badly treated and discolored pan with lots of old oxidation......but for me: taking care of them as they are used and put away does the trick >>>>> Rub a little ketchup on the copper part of the pan....shake a little salt onto it....swirl it around over the copper (and over the stainless is good too) and let it sit while you do the rest of your dishes. Wash off with soapy water and rinse...copper is great looking again. Also helps a lot if you treat your pans with respect and take care of them. Everybody knows you can't kill those old vintage "Made In USA" Revere-ware pans!!! I've got a whole set of them from the seventies and eighties still hanging on a pot rack in my kitchen...they get used every day....all that copper and stainless steel is sparkling...still pretty as new!! (wouldn't give a plug nickel for the knock-off psuedo-revere-ware junk pans they are making in China today, though) ~~RED ☮♥♫

[@jenniesgarage]

blondwiththewind Great idea about the ketchup. Good philosophy too, better to maintain looking good now than to wait until it looks horrible. I try to apply the same logic to fitness haha. and you're right about the quality of the new vs. old pans. Sadly, it's not just the pans these days that's cheap chinese junk

[@thedizzlesizzle89]

You dont really need the flour.....

[@Debus005]

holy shit i just tried it out works like magic lol :D

[@jenniesgarage]

Super! Glad it worked for you

[@humerashaikh3300]

it's work thanks.

[@thestarafresh]

any ideas how to get a mirrror polush

[@roybrown4944]

Thanks very good, using too much water tho

[@Natterjak2012]

Heinz tomato ketchup works just as well and just needs a quick squirt from the bottle. No mixing.

[@blondwiththewind]

Natterjak2012 Rub some ketchup over the bottom of the pan....sprinkle some salt on it....rub it in and let it sit while you do the rest of your dishes....wash n' rinse. Works almost as good as the Cameo powder...no chemicals...no erosion of the copper.

[@caratcranker5874]

+blondwiththewind If you just want to clean 1 or 2 items, the fastest way is to use superfine steel wool. OOOO grade. It doesn't scratch, and it not only cleans, it polishes as well

[@blondwiththewind]

***** No way am I ever going to use steel wool on copper. You're not "polishing" the copper: you are wearing it away.

[@toutagamon]

Why is this vinegar colorless?

[@flair4crafts894]

what type of flour?

[@camgreer]

That came out clean, but you just flushed some heavy sludge that will cake up your drain pipe. I would have rinsed it outside with the hose.

[@peterstoops5683]

vinegar, salt, and a third ingredient that I cant understand, sounds like "clout", listened to you say it ten times

[@siennility4706]

_Flour._ He said flour.

[@RatKindler]

Turned my brass pink! :-(

[@cavakilla]

thanks

[@RoyAndrews82]

and lemon juice.

[@dinuguan510]

Copper's thermal conductivity (the reason pots and pans have the stuff there to begin with) is unaffected by oxidation/tarnish. Clean it if you want, but it's purely aesthetic. You're not improving its performance in any way. Cleaning copper electrical contacts is a better reason to do this.

[@blondwiththewind]

dinuguan510 "Aesthetic" is GOOD.....especially if you are eating from food prepared in those pans, and hanging them on a pot rack in your kitchen every day since the seventies (like I have :-)

[@Royanexus6]

You only need washing soda and boiling water

[@carolynrenz703]

I was so looking forward to the end of the 30 minutes....but i'm disappointed in the results on the former dirty spots...mottled and matte finish. Now what? The top edges where the "dust etc" collected was real grungy and not shiny like the rest....now its mottled and dull...again not shiny like the rest of the piece. Sigh!

[@johnoneto4351]

AMAZING, IMAGINE IF U ACTUALLY POLISHED IT.🤨😆

[@ChristinaMitchell-USA]

Using vinegar and salt is an old classic way of cleaning copper. BUT WHY ADD FLOUR? Me, I make a compound from vinegar, salt, and BAKING SODA.

[@rajsrivastav6940]

cool

[@matthollycart]

Will this work on silver also?

[@dynaperes5563]

e quem não fala outra lingua ?? entendi vinagre e sal e o terceiro ingrediente ???? fica dificil...

[@scooterdude17]

farinha

[@mikeanelundi5669]

Just use hot sauce right from the bottle

[@conniemichalik4824]

He is saying “flour”

[@arkhamkillzone]

Leave it for 30 minutes cause obviously you got nothing better to do. I doubt you need to wait 39 minutes and just 5-10min max you will achieve the desired result

[@cmgBio]

Love how this dude talks. To funny

[@Jon_Waz]

That is not a Polish, that is a de-tarnisher.

[@sctrep]

that's NOT polish and mixing vinigar and salt can be harmful

[@soviet5655]

what about the flour...

[@Chain21SAW]

Mixing vinegar and salt on chips is GREAT not harmful

[@torch_girl9430]

OH MI GOSH HE SOUNDS AMERICAN!!!

[@susanloane570]

You don't need flour!

[@dendrobatez90]

it looks like the flour is there to make a vinegar paste which would let it sit on the metal a little better

[@jamie-ox8sg]

the flowers not needed

[@heavymetalgaming7145]

Jamie Evans I didn't see any flowers. But FLOUR on the other hand is needed to make it into a paste. You cant make a paste with just salt and vinegar.

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

Ohhh..!! Look wife, I have shined half the bottom of the sauce pan, free trial. Now if you want a complete clean, you will have to pay kisses. :))) I was thinking how to get the solution to stay on large a surface, without dripping or drying away. Thank you)

[@jenniesgarage]

haha I would never use cookware cleaning extortion tactics :)

[@recycl0ps890]

the background running water sound makes me want to pee

[@kfotoprm]

Yes, but this is NOT, a "Polish". A very effective "Cleaner", admittedly, but not, a "Polish"! If you now use a proper polish, like "Brasso", or "Duraglit", it will sparkle, "Like New". Here Edith the lesson!

[@lizs6671]

brasso is USELESS

[@illbbback]

She made me promise not to tell, but your wife hates that clock. Sorry dude.

[@MrRobbilun]

dafuq? O.o

[@jodeneh985]

Tasted? Yuck

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Nev-R-Dul

[@gor0356]

Turn the fucking shower off!

[@captainjerk]

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, overnight. Wash and dry, and it's like new. Bet me...

[@Predator18999]

It's not polishing, it's cleaning.

[@ozlady8774]

thanks so much!!!!!