On Aug 10, 6:48 pm, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:
Use CAR wax. It lasts longer and is uv protecting (itself).
Car wax is great in traffic areas that the normal floor wax gets
consumed to fast.
Martin
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Michael Koblic wrote:
"Bill B" wrote in message
...
I have a flat shiny copper surface I want to protect from tarnishing.
I used a thin coat of varnish which seemed to work, but the surface
came out a little rough with fine grains of varnish on it. So, I
removed the varnish using Brasso polish and then got the idea of using
some car wax to protect the surface from tarnishing. It shines very
well, almost like a mirror, but I'm wondering how long the wax will
last?
Is this a good idea, or is there a better way to preserve a copper
shine, assuming some fingerprints may be added from handling?
1) Wax needs to be re-applied from time to time depending on exposure. Paste
wax is good as is home-made mixture of beeswax, linseed oil and turpentine.
2) Some people use combo of paste wax and linseed oil even for outdoors.
3) Try Penetrol - it is good on steel, I have not tried it on copper.
4) Finally, consider Future Floor finish (acrylic). The times I tried it on
metals it is invisible and rather durable, although I do not have a long
term experience yet.
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I used some "Mothers California Gold" car wax with Carnauba. Seems to
work and the copper surface shows no sign of oxidation in 3 days.
Time will tell.
Another surface has a glossy picture glued on and I'm wondering if
some of the same wax would help preserve that. I tried some of the wax
on another photograph, and it seemed to improve the shine somewhat,
but hard to tell.
Is it a good idea to use car wax on shiny photographs?
-Bill