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hbofinger 08-14-2019 02:38 PM
Copper...
 
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Originally Posted by URO Parts Support (Post 3950073)
Never tried one, but brass scrapers and putty knives are available. Looks like copper and brass are similar in hardness, with copper being a bit softer.
How about a copper scouring pad? I just found some buried underneath the sink in my kitchen! :D

URO Parts Support 08-14-2019 02:41 PM
^ Aren't most "copper" scouring pads actually copper-plated steel? (Which is why they rust on your sink when wet, lol.)

hbofinger 08-16-2019 04:19 PM
The copper worked!
 
New gaskets are in, the manifold is reinstalled.

Zulfiqar 08-19-2019 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by URO Parts Support (Post 3950073)
Never tried one, but brass scrapers and putty knives are available. Looks like copper and brass are similar in hardness, with copper being a bit softer.
but copper pipe is usually lying around and takes under 5 minutes to make into a scraper.

URO Parts Support 08-19-2019 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Zulfiqar (Post 3951338)
but copper pipe is usually lying around and takes under 5 minutes to make into a scraper.
^ Good point!


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