Mineral Oil for Copper question?

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  September 5, 2008 12:12AM

  No, it may take some crud off, but not verdigris.

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• Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 5, 2008 12:20AM

  
  
  << <i>No, it may take some crud off, but not verdigris. >>
  
  
  
  Thanks... as I wasn't sure

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• MikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭

  September 5, 2008 5:01AM

  Verdergris is crud (IMO), and it will likely loosen it, but it will probably need some help to remove it entirely. All IMHO...Mike

  Collector of Large Cents, US Type, and modern pocket change.

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• drwstr123 Posts: 7,050 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 5, 2008 5:03AM

  It works for me.

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• lordmarcovan Posts: 44,210 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 5, 2008 5:04AM

  Depends on what you mean by "verdigris".
  
  Loose crud and surface grime, yes. Even greenish crud which is what I call "verdigris". Yes.
  
  Active corrosion, no. If corrosion has pitted the metal, there is no reversing it. You can't fix pitting.
  
  However, the mineral oil certainly improves the appearance.
  
  I like mineral oil better than olive oil, and Vaseline better than mineral oil.

  Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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