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How to clean crocodile clips?

I was cleaning my room and found some old crocodile clips, they are all oxidized at the tip, they are like this because when i was like 11 i was into electrolisis, and i used the crocodile clips for that... How incredibly dumb of me :S so How do i clean them? what shall i use? thanks

4 answers
May 22, 2009. 4:23 PMdrbill says:
try brush them with toothpaste
Feb 10, 2009. 8:16 PMUziMonkey says:
Maybe try some CLR. Though I'd just toss them. Alligator clips are cheap, is it worth your time to clean them?
Feb 10, 2009. 5:13 PMGamgee says:
try sandpaper and some hydrogen peroxide

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