How remove oxydation from spades?

Your going to think im crazy but a freind of mine just said the other day that he had a pair of Cardas Quadlink 5c's that had oxydation on them and he used toothpaste on them and it took it all off. They look like brand new?? I myself havent tried it but the proof is the way his cables now look. Give it a try it's not going to hurt anything. Good luck. let us know.

If they are gold-plated, use ProGold G5 (5% cleaning power).
If they are not, use DeOxit. (20% cleaning power)

I got them at Frys Electronics.
www.percyaudio.com also carries them.

hope this helps!

Cheers,
benny

Lemon juice.

I can't vouch for the other remedies,but I 2nd the ProGold solution. If the oxidation is bad,use the DeOxit first,then the ProGold. The benefit to this is the fact that the ProGold will actually treat the metal and prevent it from reoxidizing. Check out their website at www.caig.com

A solvent based cleaner just isn't going to cut through that. Use a mild abrasive; toothpaste or an ink eraser will work, but be careful not to remove any plating materials from the spades. Absolutely use a good non-oil based contact cleaner to follow up (not Progold). Crocus cloth is a favorite for oxidized spades, AC plug prongs, etc. It only looks like fine sandpaper, but is much finer than even #1000; available at better hardware stores.