Calling Doctor Insider....STAT! STAT!

@Insider - So here's my coin cleaning laboratory. It's right next to my table grinder, drill press and vice grips. Throw some soapy water and distilled rinse water in with the mix. Any questions?



DISCLAIMER: For all you novices, do not try this at home!

 

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Mine looks similar, but CLR? Yikes!

 

I just threw that in for effect. You confirmed my thoughts!

 

Do you use the goof off in cases where you need a do over?

 

Will the CLR help with steel cents?

 

Daang! All I have is acetone, verdicare & distilled water. Oh & baking soda.

 

I had two of the old blue Whitman Lincoln Albums 1941 - I filled them (complete sets) as a kid back in the 60's. I hadn't taken those books out to look at in over 40 years. I just had them tucked away and forgot about them. Guess how a 10 or 11 year old kid kept the pennies from falling out of the books? That's right, scotch tape.

I opened the books and most of the tape fell out. It was dried up yellow and brittle. Guess what was left behind on the coins? That's right, tape residue. I tried each of the above items on one coin very slowly and easily. The Goof Off worked best removing all traces of the glue residue and no distortion to the appearance or toning of the coins. I think I got lucky!

 

I don't know but I'm not trying it.

 

I'd be afraid to have that in the same city as my coins.

 

And now you know why some of my coins look like the above. It embarrassing but a good start for a 10 year old kid.

 

Nice lab you have going @TJ1952. As a metal detectorist, the CLR works pretty well for the crusty Wheaties and older Nickels such as Buffalo's and V Nickels. I sure wouldn't use it on anything that did not come out of the ground nearly destroyed already though.. My lab has E-Z-Est, MS 70 and acetone. That's about as much I am willing to experiment with.

 

Simple..
Just mix all those chemicals together and pour into the little Dropper Bottle

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No rock tumbler?!

 

On a serious note, I do use goof-off to remove the sticker residue on slabs after pesky dealers have left their crap all over the slab.

For tape residue on a coin, as a poster above mentioned, I would use acetone first.

 

I use Zippo lighter fluid for that personally as opposed to goof-off or goo-gone

 

Wow. I see that there are a dozen or more varieties of Goof-Off, but most of them look like they're based on ketones (like acetone), hydrocarbons and/or methylene chloride; Zippo fluid is just hydrocarbons. I would've expected any of these to tear the heck out of a slab's plastic. You're saying that they work without hazing the slab at all?

 

I squirt a little puddle of lighter fluid over the sticker goo and use my finger to gently rub it in. The goo globs up and then I wipe it with a cotton ball or toilet paper wad. Then one more small squirt and finger rub for any remaining goo and wipe with a fresh cotton ball or TP wad and boom. No more sticker goo and no I'll effects to the slab. I suppose if you use something more harsh than cotton or TP and are too vigorous you can scratch the slab but the lighter fluid itself doesn't harm it. At least not in the 5-15 seconds its on the slab

 

I'm still waiting for @Insider - this should good!