Advice on cleaning up old rattler holders

jabba

I’ve got a few rattlers I would like to get the stickers and yuk off of and the fine scratch’s can you tell me know your method for cleaning them up
Thanks

CoinJunkie

Goo Gone or lighter fluid generally removes sticker residue and gunk. A lot of people here recommend a buffing attachment on a grinder for polishing out scratches.

Barndog

Goo Gone

BStrauss3

Alcohol swabs (wipes) - as long as you don't leave the alcohol on for minutes it won't craze the plastic and it removes most of the label stickier.

lkeigwin

Meguiar's PlastX is not only great for polishing scratches it is wonderful for removing glue residue. Gently work it around with your finger and wipe off with a rag.
Lance.

PerryHall

WD-40 but don't spray it directly on the slab.

JimTyler

@lkeigwin said:
Meguiar's PlastX is not only great for polishing scratches it is wonderful for removing glue residue. Gently work it around with your finger and wipe off with a rag.
Lance.

This is the correct answer. Will not disappoint
Works great on PCGS plastic not so much on NGC.

BStrauss3

Alcohol swabs (wipes) - as long as you don't leave the alcohol on for minutes it won't craze the plastic and it removes most of the sticker.

ms70

For that I just use some isopropyl alcohol and it just wipes away with a paper towel very easily.

291fifth

Be very careful not to let the liquid reach the points where the plastic parts join together. The liquids will seep inside the holder. (I know this from personal experience many years back.)

So far as light scratches go, try Tamiya plastic polish which should be available at local hobby shops (if any are left in your area) or online. This is not a liquid but a very fine paste.

jabba

Thanks guys

TeamDennis

WD 40.

Dave99B

I prefer wetting the labels with some WD40, applied with a cloth rag. Works really well. I've been doing it for years.

Dave

ms70

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messydesk

My slab "conditioning" supplies is a bottle of PlastX and a little dropper bottle of Ultra-Pure Lamp Oil. PlastX is for polishing the plastic, and the lamp oil I use for hiding scratches that don't buff out or that I don't care to buff out (e.g., GSA holders that hairline) when photographing the coins. The lamp oil will also loosen most adhesives if it can soak into the labels. Glossy labels need to be scuffed or partially peeled. I also have some Goo Gone, which works well, too.

Cameonut

I used to use WD40 but switched to GooGone for the stickers and goo - I think it works better and easier on the holograms.

As for the clear plastic, I switched from PlastX to 3M Perfect-It rubbing compound #39060. Once the scratches are out, I put down a coat of The Treatment Model Wax - a hard wax that helps protect the surfaces and also helps hide any leftover fine scratches.

Outhaul

Anything with xylene will harm the plastic. I'd go the WD-40 route.

messydesk

@Cameonut said:
... Once the scratches are out, I put down a coat of The Treatment Model Wax - a hard wax that helps protect the surfaces and also helps hide any leftover fine scratches.

First I've heard of doing this. I'll have to try it.

PerryHall

@Outhaul said:
Anything with xylene will harm the plastic. I'd go the WD-40 route.

Never use acetone to clean slabs. It will dissolve the plastic.

Cameonut

@messydesk said:

@Cameonut said:
... Once the scratches are out, I put down a coat of The Treatment Model Wax - a hard wax that helps protect the surfaces and also helps hide any leftover fine scratches.

First I've heard of doing this. I'll have to try it.

Last time I bought some it only came in 5 oz containers which is a lifetime supply. Before that I bought a 1 oz container that lasted about a decade. I hope small amounts can be purchased today.

ricko

I use Goo Gone to remove stickers... I do not worry about slab scratches.... Once the slabs get to my collection, they are staying.... Cheers, RickO

Swampboy

Goo Gone and PlastX.
Never tried Ultra-Pure Lamp Oil but if @messydesk says it helps in imaging I need to get some.

messydesk

@Swampboy said:
Goo Gone and PlastX.
Never tried Ultra-Pure Lamp Oil but if @messydesk says it helps in imaging I need to get some.

Just a tiny bit (less than a drop) smeared across the slab. Watch for bubbles and dust. Any other thin oil you have will work, too.