CzechMate Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hey guys tonight i had a bunch of coffee and decided to clean all of my pipes. Well i started with my quad metal kamanja. Luckily i started with the tray, and with the brasso the oxidized stuff came right off. Now i have just a weird goldish brown tray. So i stopped and did not continue on to the stem. So how can i make the brass parts shine, yet leave the oxidized parts. Any advice will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Water and baking soda into a slightly paste consistency. If it's too thick you will get a Brasso situation going. Toothbrush works best with this method. This is the reason I sold my quad, I knew brasso would take the black right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzechMate Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 hey thanks that sounds like a great idea, i wish the black part was harder to remove. Probably wont be buying any more quad metals, back to the tri metals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
â€On Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yep, oxidized is pretty tough to clean without removing that oxidization. I prefer solid metals, not plated metals, for this specific reason. If you can't clean it with metal polish and a dremel, it's only going to be a hassle. I ended up just stripping all the oxidization off my quad metal because i was sick of dealing with that. It was copper underneath, which looks good with the rest of the pipe anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wek-sos Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yep, oxidized is pretty tough to clean without removing that oxidization. I prefer solid metals, not plated metals, for this specific reason. If you can't clean it with metal polish and a dremel, it's only going to be a hassle. I ended up just stripping all the oxidization off my quad metal because i was sick of dealing with that. It was copper underneath, which looks good with the rest of the pipe anyways. A lengthy polish removed all of the "oxide" finish on my mini Beast stem and I could not have been happier with the results. I would not expect the oxide to last unless you meticulously taped off the coating and worked polish in every non-coated crack and crevice. Not worth the extra price unless you never plan on polishing your stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzechMate Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Is it always copper underneath the oxide?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
â€On Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Probably not always, but i'm willing to bet it's more often than not copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzechMate Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hmm a copper and brass kamanja would look nice maybe I remove the oxide purposely !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wek-sos Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I know it is copper on the Trimetal, Admiral, and a few others. 5star does have a copper plated Kamanja for like $160 if I recall correctly... But the oxidized Trimetals I have seen have neat engravings that are not present on the non-oxidized versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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