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Show FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE j by Roger C. Whitman Cleaning A Copper Stand QUESTION: Can you tell me of a safe way to clean a copper stand? It has floral designs on the legs. 1 would like to have something some-thing that wouldn't be too hard to get out of the grooves. ANSWER: There are excellent metal polishes on general sale that you can use, and many brushes in a wide range of sizes that will get into the carvings of floral designs. A simple way to clean copper is by washing with ordinary vinegar in which has been dissolved as much salt as will be taken up, followed by rinsing rins-ing with clear water. You can make the solution into a paste by the addition of flour. If not well rinsed off afterward, the salt will further discolor the copper. |