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Colorized ASE's ........can they be saved?

bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,211 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I have a few ugly ones , has anyone tried stripping the paint off ? Will acetone do the trick ?

I paint the occasional truck so I have lacquer thinner I can try too.

Who has tried it and how do they come out?





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  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A bath in pure acetone and the paint falls right off.
  • GTOsterGTOster Posts: 861 ✭✭✭
    Good Day
    My daughter and I go to the shows she buy's all that she can (at a dicount mind you because of the paint about $1.00 under spot )
    Comes home soaks them in pure acetone and within about 5 min. she has a mint looking SAE just like the
    one I pay top dollar for
    One smart 12 yearold

    Paul
    My E-Bay Auctions
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Yep, acetone removes the stickers.
    Becky
  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,211 ✭✭✭✭✭


    I figured it would work on the garden variety ones , I was a little nervous dropping this mess in , I thought i would make it uglier if only half of it came off.

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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    I'm pretty sure that is just a sticker and will come right off.
    Becky
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep....it removes all that I have tried. Recommend and alcohol bath and hot water rinse to follow - to be sure no residues are left or unsightly tarnish will result, plus, if a slab were in the future, a sniff test could fail it.... Cheers, RickO
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Good Day
    My daughter and I go to the shows she buy's all that she can (at a dicount mind you because of the paint about $1.00 under spot )
    Comes home soaks them in pure acetone and within about 5 min. she has a mint looking SAE just like the
    one I pay top dollar for
    One smart 12 yearold

    Paul >>



    I've see some of those colorized ASE's go for much more on eBay than the regular bars. She may want to do some research before taking the paint off to see if eBay would be a more profitable route.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭

    Some are stickers, and some are painted. I've never seen one where acetone wouldn't work though, even if it takes a longer soak.

    Once I picked up a heavily painted ASE that took an overnight soak, but it still came out looking great.

    Be sure to cover your acetone container, as it can evaporate quickly. And use all the safety precautions, as it's volatile stuff.

  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,211 ✭✭✭✭✭


    I just did 2 that just had liberty painted on the front and the eagle on the back. It lifted right off in a sheet. One of them had a hideous milkspot on the reverse image I wonder if they painted that one because it was ugly to begin with.

    It makes me wonder if I should leave the Neil Armstrong one I posted above alone image
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    None of them are going to be slab worthy. Almost all stackers don't care....
    Becky
  • SpoolySpooly Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭
    Pet peeve - I hate painted coin/bullion. Please free as many you can.
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  • pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920 ✭
    Thanks for posting this question, Bronco. I got one as a "bonus coin" in a BST deal and always wondered if it could be removed. image
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Good Day
    My daughter and I go to the shows she buy's all that she can (at a dicount mind you because of the paint about $1.00 under spot )
    Comes home soaks them in pure acetone and within about 5 min. she has a mint looking SAE just like the
    one I pay top dollar for
    One smart 12 yearold

    Paul >>



    How many would she need to clean to pay for the acetone and its proper disposal?image
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Acetone is cheap, and evaporates quickly.
    Becky
  • Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
    Just give them an acetone bath. I know some people like to get the paint off with q-tips but it's not necessary, it usually starts coming off in a couple of minutes.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unless they are really ugly I'd leave them alone. In some venues they bring more money than the plain generic ASE's.

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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Debating dunking the Dale Earnhardt one I got. Unless that's one of those 'rare' ones, ha!
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