"Electolysis" help needed, Everything turns copper color

[Shooterman]

When useing this method I found on Tnet "My home made electrolysis setup and demonstration " everything seems to come out copper colored, put a brass item in and it's clean but copper colored . Using salt and lomen juice like the man said, Works great but not happy about the color, Oh I use fresh solution everytime. Any help?

[Tom_Restorer]

Electrolysis on copper, brass or bronze (and also silver)?

The best way to kill pieces and the patina....

Electrolysis is the easiest and cheapest way to clean metalls but it allways destroy it too!
It "can" be used on very big pieces like canons etc if it is impossible to clean it with tools or when the encrustions are to hard to clean it manually.
The best way is, to clean pieces manuel with tools! Electolysis can be used on cleaned iron pieces (carefully and under control!!!) to split of the salt and chlorides into iron encrustions but for nothing else! After them the pieces must be washed for longer time in destillated water wich is to change every 2 or 3 days.

Tom

[boogeyman]

Make sure your using stainless steel for the anode/s if you're using a plated piece it might be where you're picking up the copper. Another source might be if your alligator clip is in the solution. Some aligator clips are plated, cheap ones are chromed.

My technique/ suggestion is to use a seperate container anode and solution for each type of metal. When not using my set up for coins & relics, I switch to a bigger container & clean antique tools. I made the mistake of trying to do a bunch of coins quickly in a basket. I got a penny mixed in somehow, believe me it wasn't pretty