Cleaning Copper blocks (water)

feriso · 2 May 2006 at 10:57

Right I've got a water cooling loop I've been leak testing and I've noticed that the inner surface of my CPU block has got a touch of black on it (copper oxide no doubt), is there any easy way of removing this without removing the top and cleaning with wire wool. (soak in citric acid?)

Byron · 2 May 2006 at 11:04

you will need to remove your cpu block and clean it manually, any sort of liquid cleaner used might risk your other plastic/silicone parts of the w/c loop.

try brasso and a toothbrush, then clean with alcohol, they worked good for me

B

DaveMac · 2 May 2006 at 13:26

A coating of tomato sauce for 10 - 15 mins works well if you can get the block opened up, else try filling up with vinegar.

Drazic · 2 May 2006 at 14:59

As per Dave has said, Vinegar is the daddy, that and a tooth brush then some warm running weater...does the job nicely

feriso · 2 May 2006 at 15:32

I was going to try lemon juice; but i suppose vinegar is similar.

Thanks guys, I'm off to get scrubbing later.

DaveMac · 2 May 2006 at 21:43

Behold - ketchup power !!!

Byron · 2 May 2006 at 21:57

imagine what it does on our stomachs then!!!

kinggost · 2 May 2006 at 23:18

i used vinigar and it put lil holes in my block id use tom sauce that what i did after and it worked fine

yoda · 3 May 2006 at 08:21

Anyone tried coke? that cleans up copper 1 and 2p coins nicely.... mmm bubbles.... but I don't reccomend drinkin the coke after.....

pcAnywhere · 3 May 2006 at 08:33

Coke is choc full of phosphoric acid - cleans copper like nothing else. Although it does spill around more than tomato ketchup

feriso · 3 May 2006 at 09:24

Coke might be easier - could I drop the whole lot in coke - including the top of the block (which is perspex I think).

(p.s. I thought fizzy drinks had carboxylic acid in them due to the dissolved C02 ?)

oceaness · 3 May 2006 at 09:51

*considers replacing the water in system with coke and a little tap in a 5.25" bay with a cd-rom for a cup holder beneath*

pcAnywhere · 3 May 2006 at 12:33

Yuck... warm coke :eek:

feriso · 3 May 2006 at 12:43

pcAnywhere said:
Yuck... warm coke

What do you think pelts were invented for?

oceaness · 3 May 2006 at 16:38

pcAnywhere said:
Yuck... warm coke

Ewww

feriso said:
What do you think pelts were invented for?

Exaaaactly

R B Customs · 3 May 2006 at 18:17

cant believ no ones suggested the OCUK favourite... MUSTARD

anyway... would vinigar not effect the rubber seals ?
ive got a Dtek white water full of limescale that need a good clean so illl put some hof these to the test !
Rick

Byron · 3 May 2006 at 18:48

right... i'll bring ham and bread

ToLearn · 3 May 2006 at 23:07

im never eating tomoto sauce again that just amazed me

Manifest · 3 May 2006 at 23:51

I didnt have any tomato sauce when i did it, i used brown sauce in stead, worked so well got the blocks pretty much back to new. Did take a lot of washing to get rid of the smell though.

jellybeard999 · 3 May 2006 at 23:59

i just used white vinegar