Cleaning Copper blocks (water)

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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?)
 
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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 :D

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