Soap or mild detergent cleaning

If the copperware is just dusty or dirty, rather than darkened, you can dip it into warm soapy water and clean it with a soft cloth, or gently brush it clean with a toothbrush if it is particularly dirty.

Lemon juice cleaning

Fresh lemon juice can clean copper items and restore their lustre. After treatment with lemon juice, wipe clean with a damp cloth and wipe dry.

Second, homemade mixture cleaning

Vinegar, salt and flour mixture cleaning

Dissolve a teaspoon of salt in half a cup of vinegar and add flour until it becomes a paste. Rub it onto the copper products, rinse with warm water after 10 minutes and wipe dry.

Cleaning with a mixture of water, salt and white vinegar

Heat a little water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to make a preparation and rub it onto the copperware, then wipe it dry with a clean cloth.

Cleaning with special materials

Diatomaceous earth, water and oxalic acid mixture to remove patina

Take diatomaceous earth, water and oxalic acid and mix them well, apply them to the location of the patina, dry and then rinse with a soft cloth and water to dry naturally.

Flour, wood and vinegar mixture to remove patina

Take flour, fine wood and vinegar and mix well, apply it to the patina position, dry it naturally with a soft cloth and rinse with water.

Other cleaning methods

Dry brushing method

When the patina is shallow, should try to avoid chemical means such as vinegar bubbles, can be changed to dry brush method. First of all, the copper to be brushed rust on the glass plate fixed, hold the root of the oil brush evenly brush, pay attention to the force, and then wash with water.

Vinegar Bubbling Method

Wash the rusty copper, put it in a basin, pour a little edible vinegar until it is submerged. After 24 hours, take it out, use a small brush to brush away the rust, then wash the vinegar with water, wipe it off and dry it.

Boiling water immersion method

Rusty copper is sometimes covered with a layer of rust that cannot be washed away, then you can put the rusty copper into a bowl and pour boiling water at a temperature of 80-90°C until it is submerged. 5 minutes later, take it out, use a small brush to brush it off, and then dry it under the shade.

Material Coating Method

Copper products are prone to rusting when exposed to moisture. After cleaning, you should wipe dry the water stains and apply some oil material. To remove the rust on the copper products, you can use 100 grams of fine sawdust, 50 grams of fine stone powder, 150 grams of wheat rind mixed well, and then add edible vinegar stirred into a slurry, coated in the rusty copper products, air-dried and then wiped with a dry cloth, you can remove the patina 1.

Lemon peel dipped in salt

With a piece of lemon peel dipped in salt can be wiped off the copper on the dirt, with a brush dipped in paraffin can be brushed off the dirt, and then thoroughly washed with soapy water, or with a flannel dipped in a little lemon juice and fine salt to scrub the oil. In addition, you can also soak the copper in hot water with washing powder, or put copper products in a pot, add water, then add the right amount of soda and coarse salt, boil the water, you can remove the stains, but also directly with a clean cloth dipped in vinegar, and then add a bit of salt to rub, you can also remove the patina!