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RandyBobbitt

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RandyBobbitt Well Established Member

RandyBobbitt

Just came across an old beryllium copper sand wedge in the closet, most likely from the 1970s. Looks good except for a few green spots on the back, which I assume are tarnish. How can I remove those spots without damaging the finish? I want to preserve the dark copper rather than turning it shiny. Thanks.

What's in the bag:
Driver: TaylorMade Rocketballz (non-adjustable), 10.5 degrees, stock graphite shaft R flex
Hybrids: Kasco, 17 and 25 degrees, stock graphite shafts
Irons: Golfsmith Tour Cavity Forged, 4-PW, graphite shafts R, 2 degrees upright
Wedges: TaylorMade Black Oxide, 52, 56, and 60 degrees, graphite shafts
Putter: Rife Barbados w/SuperStroke grip 
Ball: Bridgestone RXS

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dbuck Great Member

dbuck

That is a bit of a trick there. Both the brown and the green are varying stages of oxidation.

Mothers Mag and Wheel polish is my go to, but it will make it shiny copper. Not to worry, though because it will re-tarnish in short order--like a few days or weeks. Actually, it starts re-tarnishing as soon as you stop rubbing. It is kinda like the difference in a good haircut and a bad one--about 2 weeks.

I think though, if you put a dab of Mothers on a rag and rubbed very lightly, you could probably get the green off without all of the brown.

Me, I would just use the Mothers and clean as much as I wanted, then leave it alone and the patina will return.

The process with Mothers is similar to waxing a car; put a bit on a rag and rub, then buff with a clean rag.

Don

In the bag:

Driver: PING 410 Plus 9 degrees, Alta CB55 S  Fairway: Callaway Rogue 3W PX Even Flow Blue 6.0; Hybrid: Titleist 818H1 21* PX Even Flow Blue 6.0;  Irons: Titleist 718 AP1 5-W2(53*) Shafts- TT AMT Red S300 ; Wedges Vokey SM8 56-10D Putter: Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2.5  Ball: Titleist AVX or 2021 ProV1

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