Cleaning
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2 of my coppers have verdigris one them, whats the best course of action for getting it off? I don't want to damage them.
Thank you!
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
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One good option is Verdicare:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/999108/verdicare-before-and-after
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1044880/verdicare
Any chance for some pics? i have had excellent luck with olive oil soak a day or two
Acetone (pure 100%) will help greatly but will not repair any damage that the green stuff has done.
bob
Will this effect grading? Here are your pics.
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
Heavy veridgris. 3 months cheap olive oil.
Jim
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Yup! The olive oil will help, may not make it go away completely but will help
Olive oil soak will help... Takes considerable time and will likely need an assist from a wood toothpick or rose thorn. Verdicare is faster. You may not like what removal leaves, but it is better than continued corrosion. Cheers, RickO
Ok, thank you. I might post the results if I remember!
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
Olive oil? Wow, I've never heard of that cleaning remedy.
It's very common old school method used with ancients. They are all dug and need to be "curated".
It actually doesn't have to be olive oil. You just want non-polar solvents of which oil is a commom one.
The method is a little controversial. It really isn't any different than using something like hexane but is slower and less flammable.