Cleaning EGB Spoons

[4x4bassin]

Came across my stash of egb's that have been missing for 5 years , it was like finding

a small box of treasure Anyways they are looking a little dull , anyone here have any

ideas on buffing these guys up without taking the paint off of them ? Want to get them

tuned up nice for my lake trout trip a week from now .

[smitty55]

Just use baking soda. Should do the trick. If not, Bartenders friend is an amazing cleaner/polish.

 

Cheers

[Joeytier]

Just as valuable as gold, given the prices they go for now!

 

How bad are they? Aside from hooks (obviously) my rusty old Williams stay that way, and still work just as well as they did new, if not better.

[Sinker]

Ive also had good luck on tarnished spoons. Ive had days where a tarnished spoon is the only one they will bite. Ive even taken a lighter to spoons to give them a tarnished look with success.

 

S.

[adempsey]

This is the best way:

[solopaddler]

Love EGB's but they tarnish like crazy! And no they don't work as well either. I've cleaned many an EGB with silver polish successfully - the stuff you use for silverware. Careful if it's a copper EGB (my favorite). You can rub the copper finish right off.

[Moosebunk]

Good post because I was just "trying" to clean a couple of them this past weekend.

[4x4bassin]

Thanks for the replies everyone , they are really not that bad so I think I might just leave

them as they are and hope for the best . They are mostly copper/gold with paint so I don't

want to ruin them with a cleaner .

[adempsey]

For the copper spoons you could try soaking them in a mild acid, like lemon juice or vinegar/ketchup. Ever drop a penny in some cola? That always cleaned them up!

 

If the others are silver (not sure if EGB's use real silver plate or not?), but good old baking soda with a piece of aluminum foil and hot water works great.