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Need to restore a copper coal bucket damaged by fire

My nephew decided to light a fire in a copper coal bucket which has obviously damaged the copper.

How can I restore it?

Jenny Standing
Tenant - Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK
2007

2007

Dear Jenny,
All the answers you need to clean, patinate, and generally restore your coal bucket can be found in Tim Mc Creight's book, The Complete Metalsmith [affil link on Amazon]. It's an inexpensive paperback full of good information.
Regards,

John Welch
coppersmithing - Langley, Washington, USA

Try 5% ammonium citrate(50 gm citric acid [on eBay or Amazon] /1 lit water/+add some ammonia,pH must be 9).Hope it helps and good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2007

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