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-----Antique copper strips on cedar chest
Q. We have an old cedar chest which is bound with riveted copper bands about 2 inches wide. We put a freshly tanned deer hide over it as a cover and used it that way as a table for some 2 years. When we took the deer hide off, the copper was very discolored with heavy green deposits and some corrosion evident. Is there any way to restore this antique short of removing and replacing the copper?
Thanks for any help,
hobbyist - Alexandria, Kentucky
2003
A. Hi, Keith. No reason to assume that cleaners made for copper like Brasso ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] , Twinkle ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] , Copper Glo ⇦ on eBay [affil link] , etc., won't work until you try one, Keith. But if the bands are actually copper plated steel rather than pure copper, the plating may be too far gone (not there anymore), and you'd have to have them replated.
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Interior Designer - Clarinda, Iowa
2005
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