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Old 08-14-2019, 02:38 PM
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Talking Copper...
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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!

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^ Aren't most "copper" scouring pads actually copper-plated steel? (Which is why they rust on your sink when wet, lol.)
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The copper worked!
New gaskets are in, the manifold is reinstalled.
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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.
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but copper pipe is usually lying around and takes under 5 minutes to make into a scraper.
^ Good point!

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