More Acetone on coins stories

Actually thats a little funny that you say that. About 3 monthes ago I got some kind of bacterial infection and lost my right index and left pinky fingernails.:bigeyes: I don't expect them to grow back for at least another year or so.

 

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This is sort of what I've been attempting to tell people for a long time. We all hear stories of how magically one product works for someone on something but they never realize that similar products can and usually are excessively different. Acetone is a product that may, may not effect in small or massive differences so peopel should be carefull using that or similar products.

 

How long did it take before the paint started to come off. I have been currently soaking mine in acetone all night and the stuff on the coin is not coming off. I know it is not a sticker. It was defintely painted on there... by man or machiine, I don't know.... I would guess a machine. My next step is to use mineral spirits or turpentine to get that stuborn thing off!

 

There is a chance it is real "enamel" rather than enamel paint. Makes it a higher class art object, but definitely won't respond to any chemical except one that dissolves glass. Real enamel is put into a kiln and becomes like a glaze on pottery. The temperature is set lower than the silver generally used.

Jim

 

So what would you recommend to get that off?

 

some more info please i have some 21's that i can go look at . thanks.

 

For VAMs the best place to look is VAMworld.com

 

i have been spending a lot of time buttering my own collection these days watch odds are this will be a VAM

here ill post pics instead and u tell me my eyes are still hurting running after pridmore 40

 

This really aught to be another post but does it have any die cracks or die breaks? pics are too small to tell.

 

ok ill go create another post with life size pics

 

True would get more people that are into those coins rather than what Acetone does to coins and fingers.

 

OK, I used acetone on one of my ASEs and tried to remove some the paint that they call art. These are the before pics. (I am going to have to do a separate post because I don't know how to separate the pics)

 

After pics. I guess the acetone didn't work that well. I soaked all last night and for a few hours today. That is the best I could do on the obverse. Barely any paint came off the reverse. I was really surprised about that.

 

Length of time is usually of no great help with results of Acetone usage. what happens in the first few minutes to hours is the same as what you will see in days. Way, way back at the first part of this post was what I was attempting to indicate. After several days hardly anything happened that didn't happen in the first few minutes.
Don't know if you have any Laquer Thinner but you may want to also try that. Laquer thinner too does little to a coins metal. However, if you do try that, I would suggest also redoing the Acetone and then distilled water. My experience with Laquer Thinner is it does leave a deposit on coins.

 

Can't say I've used it before, but some folks use xylene in place of acetone. Might be worth giving it a try?

 

Real enamel process can't be effectively removed without metal damage. It can be chipped off physically or a glass reacting acid. I really don't know if that is what is on the coin or not, I suspect not from your latest photos. I also might suggest the use of other types of paint removers than acetone, You might try an epoxy solvent as that would be my second choice.

Jim

 

Interesting thread. Hopefully, these ASEs gave their life for a good cause.

 

Yeah, Doug, those always help when you're asking us to spot thin, little die cracks. :rolling:

Hey wait a minute, you're not Doug, but an impostor!

 

My take on the usefulness of acetone is it will "sterilize" the surface wiping out any latent junk such as fingerprints or what have you before these things root and become apparent. It's also good for removing any false fingernails on the coins.

 

jaceravone was the coin laying on it's revers in the acetone bath ?