Copper Cleaner

make a paste out of salt and either vinegar or lemon juice. If you have lots of lemons you can just halve one, pour salt on it and rub it on the copper.

You can do a search on the internet for home remedy copper cleaning. Here's one I found:

Get 1 lemon and about 1 tablespoon of kosher salt.
Slice lemon in half and dip cut side into kosher salt.
Polish copper with lemon and rinse.

and for shine:

Copper: To polish copper, rub an ample amount of catsup on the copper and let it stand for 5 minutes. Rinse off the catsup with hot water and dry to find an incredible shine. (Submitted by Sam Meyer)

Here are some more at this website:

http://fgms.home.att.net/copper.htm

You've got lots of advice...I found that bleach was the cause of turning my copper sink black. Not sure if that's the case for you as well, but something to think about.

Mom used a copper cleaner for the bottem of her coopper bottemed pans, that worked really good on them, so should on a sink. And although this sounds odd, I've heard rubbing ketsup on copper cleans it , this may be cheaper don't know.

Seems like I've heard that toothpaste works as a non-abrasive cleaner.

Hi, D.!

I have always used a little vinegar (apple cider will do) and salt. Have at it and your sink will sparkle!

I know it sounds crazy but rub some ketchup on it let it sit then wipe off and wash - works wonders.

Yes! I clean my copper pots like this cause it is food safe and gives your arms a work out ;) use either salt and half a lemon or vinegar and half a lemon. I sprinkle a coarse salt in the sink and then use the lemon like a sponge and rub and srcub it all over the copper. It works like magic! :) Also catsup will do it but it's more cost effective and smells better to use lemmon and salt/vinegar.

Hi D.! Wow, a copper sink, sounds like a lot of work, although I'm sure it's beautiful....I seem to remember my parents having that old copper bottom "revereware" pots and pans and one of my chores was to use the revereware cleaner to scrub them - UGH what a job! I believe they still make that and also an easier more liquid cleaner and I think I've seen it at WalMart or Lowes. Wish I could help more but I just had to say HI and comment - your copper brought back some fond memories! Thanks and Good Luck

Try tomato juice ... am remembering that works! And go online and ask Google ... you'll get lots of home remedies! Copper sinks are lovely, but require TLC ... my sink preference is stainless steel, the matte finish ... The kitchen in our house has white porcelain sink and that's trouble, too! We 68-yr-old g'mas should know better!

Good luck, and Happy Scrubbing! Grandma GiGi

I don't know what proportions you can use of each but I've seen on TV cooking shows in the past where they use table salt and white vinegar to clean their copper pots and pans. You might experiment with it and find out if that would work for you.

J. G.

Paula Deen uses half a lemon dipped in salt

I remember my mom using distilled white vinegar and salt on her copper pots and pans...does an amazing job. I saw that someone else said lemon and salt. i would assume any household acid and salt would do the trick!

The cheapest way is probably salt and lemon juice and a lot of elbow grease. I'm sure there are products out there that don't take as much time and effort, but cost more!

I'm not sure I would use any copper cleaner on it. Copper naturally oxidizes to a beautiful patina.

Dear Delores,

When I was growing up, one of our homes had a copper range hood. It was gorgeous. My mother decorated with copper pots and molds. It was my job to clean all of it. While our home was on the market for months, it was an every day job. I used salt and lemon juice.

If you had written sooner, I would have nixed the sink because of all the work involved, although I am sure that it is a stunning showpiece. I hope it is worth it!:)

Jen

Hi, Delores. My company has a great scouring paste. It is called Scour Off heavy duty paste by Shaklee. It smells a little like bubblgum and will not scratch your sink, will not harm your hands, and is good for the environment. It costs around $7.00, but goes a long way.
Call me if your interested. I live in Trophy Club and can deliver it to you. ###-###-####

try brasso this is the best product to clean any brass object it's never let me down. chemical reaction turns cloth green before you see a finished product, not to worry it's great!!
JT

There is a Revereware cleaner that is designed to clean the Revereware cookware (silver w/the copper bottom). I don't know if that would work, but you could try it. Unfortunately, I don't know where to get it. I bought mine a looong time ago at a factory outlet that sold the cookware.

I have never heard of a copper sink but our kettles years ago we used vinegar and salt G. W

I was told by an antique dealer who had gorgeous copper to use lemon and salt. Also saw this on a segment of Martha. Just half a lemon dipped in salt and a little rub. Hope this helps!

Try lemon juice and salt.

My mother in law had me use ketchup on my copper bottom pans and it worked great! You may want to try that. A.

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