The Stig wrote:This isn’t just about saddles.
One can not put a 500g roll of copper mesh into a coke bottle
Ravvin wrote:Grab one of those plastic bottles of flour from the baking aisle. It holds about 1kg of flour. A 4" roll of copper mesh will easily drop in.
You don't need to shake it aggressively, just end for end it. The salt easily dissolves in the vinegar, unless you put loads in.
If you don't want to use plastic, grab one of those cheap glass tube bottles they sell for putting spag noodles in, or one of the cheap clip-top bottles that look similar to Fowlers preserving jars.
Or use a Fowlers preserving jar.
Just rinse it well later.
I cleaned my copper saddles by putting them in citric acid dissolved in hot water at 1tsp/L and let it gently boil for about 15 minutes. It cleaned up a bit, but was still noticeably tarnished. I washed them and dropped them into vinegar and salt, brought it up to a gentle rolling boil and they were shiny again in under 5 mins.
Greg.
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