I used ¾ inch galvanized pipe which won’t bend and still mounted it to the wall. Then I slid copper over it. One inch copper pipe will fit easily over it and so will ¾ inch sleeve copper.

Q: I have about 60 feet of copper pipe railings that are very tarnished. Some are black now, but others aren’t so bad. I have tried Brasso and all the other on-the-shelf cleaners. Some work okay ...