Letric
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I've only scored 1 copper core so far. They're rare.
Scrubbing the piss out of them works well. What you scrub with (tool) and what you scrub with (product/powder/soap/etc) matters a lot. For tool I usually go with a Scotch blue sponge (non scratch type).
One of the better products to use is Bar Keeper's Friend. There's a few ways to use it - As a fine abrasive and as a soaking/penetrating agent. It contains cleaning acids so wetting the pan surface and dusting on some of the powder actually is a great technique. You can mix up a concentrated slurry and sorta baste it on the pan surfaces and let it sit in the sink for a while. Then come back and scrub with more powder.
Bar Keeper's Friend comes in a few forms. I mostly see and use the "Cleanser and Polish" type. I've seen the just "Cleanser" type and then there's also a "Soft" type and then a "Cookware" type which I have not seen or used yet.
However I should say that I have not tried BKF on the mirror-polished pans yet. They may cause fine abrasion and would need further polishing to fix.. but I think that's the "Soft" version that is better on polished finishes. I mostly just use soap and blue pad on polished areas and BKF on the insides/under areas.
I'm pretty deep into the AC game... I have a stack of pans that need real deep restoration and real POLISHING. I've got a spare bench-top polisher and am going to get a set of cotton pads and some food-safe-ish? polish to use to polish the exteriors of those. There's a lot of good pans out there that need TLC.
One of the better products to use is Bar Keeper's Friend. There's a few ways to use it - As a fine abrasive and as a soaking/penetrating agent. It contains cleaning acids so wetting the pan surface and dusting on some of the powder actually is a great technique. You can mix up a concentrated slurry and sorta baste it on the pan surfaces and let it sit in the sink for a while. Then come back and scrub with more powder.
Bar Keeper's Friend comes in a few forms. I mostly see and use the "Cleanser and Polish" type. I've seen the just "Cleanser" type and then there's also a "Soft" type and then a "Cookware" type which I have not seen or used yet.
However I should say that I have not tried BKF on the mirror-polished pans yet. They may cause fine abrasion and would need further polishing to fix.. but I think that's the "Soft" version that is better on polished finishes. I mostly just use soap and blue pad on polished areas and BKF on the insides/under areas.
I'm pretty deep into the AC game... I have a stack of pans that need real deep restoration and real POLISHING. I've got a spare bench-top polisher and am going to get a set of cotton pads and some food-safe-ish? polish to use to polish the exteriors of those. There's a lot of good pans out there that need TLC.
