A question to the guys who want to keep the copper light shiny and not let it patina, what do you do to stop copper tarnishing?
My ideas are Renaissance wax, Meguiars car wax, Everbrite ProtectaClear, Rain X or something else?
That's the same experience I've had with Renaissance. Multiple coats help a bit though.After driving 40 miles to track some down, I tried Renaissance wax on a couple copper Maratacs. It slowed the patina formation, but did not stop it. After 2 weeks (just sitting in a drawer, with very occasional use), I was so happy it was still shiny. After 2 months, the shiny was gone.
I'll have to try Meguiars again. It seems like it didn't do anything, but I may have cleaned it off before giving it a decent chance.
I got my copper about 2 weeks ago and love it, beautiful beam, tint, and well judged levels.
Works well with an Efest 10440 though all 3 levels are much brighter and it would get pretty hot pretty quick if left on high for too long.
I added a clip too, from some other old AAA light, might be off a Fenix or ITP A3 or something. Used heatshrink over it to keep it in place, works well so far.
Renaissance wax didn't help much with the tarnish, after 24 hours it had started to discolor a touch already.
Collinite 845 is the best thing I tried so far, lasts a week of pocket carry before starting to discolor![]()
Be careful Li-ion or batteries with 3.7v isn't recommended for this light.
Nice idea, but I'll take one of your split-ring connectors instead.